Cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination: Case report

The authors present an extremely rare case of histologically benign cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma that had already disseminated to the leptomeninges at the initial presentation.

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Published inSurgical neurology Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 49 - 51
Main Authors Morikawa, Masashi, Tamaki, Norihiko, Kokunai, Takashi, Nagashima, Tatsuya, Kurata, Hiromitsu, Yamamoto, Kazuki, Imai, Yukihiro, Itoh, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.1997
Subjects
Arachnoid - pathology
Astrocytoma - secondary
Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology
Cerebellum
Child, Preschool
dissemination
Humans
leptomeninges
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningeal Neoplasms - secondary
Pia Mater - pathology
pilocytic astrocytoma
Cerebellum
leptomeninges
dissemination
pilocytic astrocytoma
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Summary:The authors present an extremely rare case of histologically benign cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma that had already disseminated to the leptomeninges at the initial presentation.
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ISSN:0090-3019
1879-3339
DOI:10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00366-7