Table 1 Isolated third ventricular glioblastoma cases described in literature

Yasargil (1996)

N/A

N/A

Anterior portion of the third ventricle

Frontal interhemispheric approach

Lee and Manzano (1997)

59/M

Depression, anxiety disorder, urinary incontinence, disorientation, memory deficits, gait disorder

Third-ventricle ring enhanced lesion with obstructive hydrocephalus

Ventriculostomy, transcallosal partial removal of the tumor, postoperative radio- and chemo-therapy

Albert Lasierra (1999)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Lejeune et al. (2000)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Villani and Tomei (2000)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Vougiouklakis et al. (2006)

34/M

Unconsciousness

Hydocephalus, hemorrhagic third ventricle lesion

Died

Prieto et al. (2006)

29/F

Polydipsia, polyuria, depression

Heterogenous anterior third ventricle lesion with ring-enhancement, obstructive hydrocephalus

V-P shunt for hydrocephalus, frontal-transcortical-transventricular, subtotal removal of the lesion

Hariri et al. (2014)

62/F

Headache, somnolence, cognitive decline

Homogenous, non-enhancing mass with mild hydrocephalus

N/A

Present case

36/F

Headache, blurred vision, confusion

Heterogeneously enhanced multi-cystic lesion with obstructive hydrocephalus

V-P shunt for hydrocephalus, stereotactic biopsy from the tumor, post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy