Pilocytic cerebellar astrocytoma in adults: case report.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_FE86E82493F8
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Pilocytic cerebellar astrocytoma in adults: case report.
Journal
Surgical neurology
Author(s)
Favre J., Deruaz J.P., de Tribolet N.
ISSN
0090-3019 (Print)
ISSN-L
0090-3019
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/1993
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
39
Number
5
Pages
360-364
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A case of cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma is reported. This tumor occurs typically in the first two decades of life and is seldom reported in adults. The 42-year-old patient presented with occipital headaches, nausea, and unsteady gait. Nystagmus and right dysmetria were noted. A CT scan showed a hypodense, nonenhancing, voluminous, right hemispheric cerebellar cyst. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a nodule in the wall of the cyst which became hyperintense with gadolinium. The mass was resected through a small occipital craniotomy. Neuropathological examination revealed a juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma.
Keywords
Adult, Astrocytoma/diagnosis, Astrocytoma/pathology, Astrocytoma/radiotherapy, Cerebellar Neoplasms/diagnosis, Cerebellar Neoplasms/pathology, Cerebellar Neoplasms/radiotherapy, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Web of science
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