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. 2019 Apr 8;11(4):e4407. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4407

Table 3. Investigations and treatment profile.

NA: Not available; CT: Computed tomography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; VF: Visual field; LE: Left eye; RE: Right eye.

No Visual field on presentation Imaging (CT scan/MRI) Histopathology Surgical intervention Follow-up (months) Recurrence
Humphrey VF Confrontation test
RE LE RE LE Location Extension Characteristics
1 NA Inferior scotoma NA Suprasellar Prepontine, frontal inter-hemispheric region Cystic calcified lobulated NA Refuse intervention 36 NA
2 NA Temporal hemianopia Temporal hemianopia Suprasellar Third ventricle, floor of sellar turcica Cystic lobulated Adamantinomatous Bifrontal craniotomy and tumor excision 40 Yes
3 Supero-temporal quadrant-anopia Temporal hemianopia NA Suprasellar Cavernous sinus Mixed solid and cystic Adamantinomatous Left pterional craniotomy with tumor debulking 16 Yes
4 Normal Normal Normal Normal Suprasellar Nil Mixed solid and cystic Adamantinomatous Vertex craniotomy with tumor debulking 8 No
5 Normal Normal Normal Normal Suprasellar Anterior pons Cystic calcified multi-lobulated NA Refuse intervention 17 NA
6 NA Central scotoma Central scotoma Suprasellar Third ventricle Cystic Adamantinomatous Ventriculoperitoneal shunt with tumor debulking 20 Yes
7 NA NA Suprasellar Anterior commissural, Midbrain, Pons Cystic calcified lobulated Adamantinomatous Left pterional craniotomy with tumor debulking 24 Yes
8 NA NA Temporal hemianopia Suprasellar Nil Cystic calcified Adamantinomatous Right pterional craniotomy with tumor debulking 24 Yes
9 NA Normal Normal Suprasellar Hypothalamic region Mixed solid and cystic lobulated Adamantinomatous Ventriculoperitoneal shunt with endoscopic tumor biopsy 36 No
10 NA NA Temporal hemianopia Suprasellar Optic chiasm, pituitary fossa Mixed solid and cystic NA Right supraorbital keyhole craniotomy with tumor debulking 11 No
11 Constricted visual field Inferior-temporal quadrant-anopia NA NA Suprasellar Third ventricle, anterior part of midbrain Cystic calcified NA Left frontal burr hole with endoscopic marsupialization of cyst 48 Yes