Stereotactic biopsy and laser ablation of the ganglioglioma using a thulium laser

Stereotactic biopsy and laser ablation of the ganglioglioma using a thulium laser: a video case report Albert A. Sufianov1,2,3,, Ivan S. Shelyagin1, Rinat A. Sufianov2 1 Federal Centre of Neurosurgery 2 Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University) 3 Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) We present a clinical case of stereotactic biopsy and laser ablation of a ganglioglioma using a thulium laser. The patient is an 11-year-old girl, presented with complaints of ambulatory epileptic seizures with impaired awareness, followed by post-seizure amnesia. The morphological examination has revealed a glioneuronal tumor with increased proliferative activity, which corresponds to a Grade I ganglioglioma. The post-operative follow-up period is now 18 months. Complete freedom from epileptic seizures has been achieved (class I on the Engel Scale). Keywords: epilepsy surgery; ganglioglioma; stereotactic biopsy; laser ablation; thulium laser Sechenov Medical Journal. Epub ahead of print . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.