J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2014; 75 - a128
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1384032

Pediatric Aneurysmal Bone Cyst (ABC) in Anterior Skull Base-Endonasal Approach and on Decompression

Bagathsingh Karuppanan 1
  • 1Meenakhsi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Objective: Pediatric anterior skull base tumor ABC with compression of ON is not a common lesion. We operated by transnasal endoscopic approach with removal of tumor and ON decompression. Material, Methods, and Results: Case report; a 12-year-old boy with progressive loss right side vision. Fundus showed OA. Radiological pictures showed fibrous dysplasia with ABC compressing the ON. We operate through endonasal approach and decompress the ON. Conclusion: Pediatric ABC compressing the ON is rare in the literature. Open approaches are very difficult to decompress the ON. We did transnasal endoscopic approach for this tumorous lesion with good postoperative visual recovery.