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- A 24-year-old Marine sergeant experienced headache and lack of coordination (ataxia) while serving in Kuwait and was taken to a combat support hospital (CSH).
- Imaging revealed a cystic brain tumor that was causing dangerous levels of pressure in the brain, requiring immediate surgical intervention due to his worsening condition.
- Despite limited resources at the CSH, doctors successfully removed the tumor, resolving his symptoms and enabling safe evacuation—marking the first successful brain tumor surgery in such a military setting.
Article Abstract
The case of a 24-year-old male U.S. Marine Corps sergeant who presented with headache and ataxia to a combat support hospital (CSH) in Kuwait, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, is described. Imaging studies revealed a cystic brain neoplasm causing hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure. Because of the patient's deteriorating clinical condition and the high risk of further brain injury during a prolonged air evacuation flight, immediate surgery at the CSH was deemed the safest treatment option. The tumor was completely removed and the patient's symptoms resolved, allowing safe evacuation. A CSH is not intended to provide comprehensive neurosurgical capabilities and some equipment usually considered necessary to perform this surgery was unavailable, but field-expedient methods were devised to overcome these deficiencies. This is the first reported case of a brain tumor successfully removed in a CSH.
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