Surgery through the nose to remove a deep brain tumor in one man
Original title: Extended endoscopic endonasal resection of a transinfundibular craniopharyngioma with third ventricular extension associated with superficial siderosis: Operative technique and technical nuances.
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This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This is a report about one surgery in one man, not a study in many people.
The short version
Doctors took out a man's brain tumor through his nose, but his symptoms stayed the same.
What was studied. This is a report about one patient, a 63-year-old man. He had a craniopharyngioma, a tumor that sits deep near the base of the brain. Doctors wrote about how they reached it and took it out through his nose.
What they found. Scans showed the tumor had grown into a fluid space deep in the brain. Doctors thought it was slowly bleeding into the fluid around the brain. They removed the whole tumor through his nose, with no major problems right after. He still needed hormone medicine, because his hormone system stopped working. At 4 months the tumor had not come back. But his hearing loss, walking trouble, and memory trouble stayed the same.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: For some patients, a tumor in this spot can be reached through the nose. That path avoids pulling on the brain. Taking out the tumor may stop the slow bleeding and stop more harm. Harm that already happened may not go away.
What it doesn't mean: This is one man's story, not a study of many people. It does not prove this surgery works better than other options. It is not a cure. This man still had hearing, walking, and memory problems after the tumor was gone. What happened to him may not happen to you. Ask your own care team what makes sense for you.
Source: PubMed, October 30, 2026 · Read the original
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