Central neurocytoma: two case reports and review of the literature

A De Tommasi, PI D'Urso, C De Tommasi… - Neurosurgical …, 2006 - Springer
Central neurocytomas are low grade tumours usually located in the lateral ventricles next to
Monro foramina. This paper reviews the literature on central neurocytomas observed in the …

Radiation-induced intracranial meningiomas: review of six operated cases

A De Tommasi, M Occhiogrosso, C De Tommasi… - Neurosurgical …, 2005 - Springer
It is well known that radiation can induce meningiomas. These tumors usually arise in
patients with a history of low-dose radiation to the scalp for treatment of tinea capitis or high …

Primary intramedullary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)–case report and review of the literature

A De Tommasi, C De Tommasi… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Spinal primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) are very rare tumors, and intramedullary
localization is even less common. Indeed, amongst the 23 cases of the spinal PNET …

Respiratory distress caused by migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter into the chest cavity: report of a case and review of the literature

R Gaudio, A De Tommasi, M Occhiogrosso… - Neurosurgery, 1988 - journals.lww.com
Respiratory Distress Caused by Migration of Ventriculoperito... : Neurosurgery Respiratory
Distress Caused by Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter into the Chest Cavity: Report …

Central nervous system metastases from epithelial ovarian cancer: prognostic factors and outcomes

G Cormio, V Loizzi, M Falagario, A Calace… - International Journal of …, 2011 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objectives: To analyze the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors
associated with survival in patients with central nervous system (CNS) metastases from …

Cervical dermal sinus complicated with intramedullary abscess in a child: case report and review of literature

Z Nicola, C Antonio, A De Tommasi - European Spine Journal, 2014 - Springer
Background Dermal sinus tract (DST) is an uncommon spinal dysraphism presenting in
childhood along the midline neuroaxis. Cervical DST less frequent is in association with …

Evolution of a prolactin-secreting pituitary microadenoma into a fatal carcinoma: a case report.

E Guastamacchia, V Triggiani, E Tafaro… - Minerva …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Pituitary carcinomas are very rare tumors, nearly always presenting as widely invasive
masses, although the hallmark of these lesions is the finding of distant metastases. One third …

Molecular genetic analysis in a case of ganglioglioma: identification of a new mutation

A De Tommasi, S Luzzi, PI D'Urso, C De Tommasi… - …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Ganglioglioma is a primary central nervous system low-grade tumor composed
of mixed populations of glial and neuroepithelial elements. METHODS: The authors report a …

Surgical resection of a cerebral metastasis from cervical cancer: case report and review of the literature

G Cormio, A Colamaria, G Loverro… - Tumori …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims and background Central nervous system metastasis from cervical carcinoma is
uncommon. Case report We report the case of a 51-year-old woman who developed a …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency surgery in a severe penetrating skull base injury by a screwdriver: case report and literature review

A De Tommasi, P Cascardi, C De Tommasi… - World Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Background Very few cases of severe penetrating injuries to the skull base with a seemingly
innocuous object have been described in the literature. Of the cases reported, only ten …