Journal article
Pilocytic cerebellar astrocytoma in adults: case report.
- Favre J Neurosurgical Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Deruaz JP
- de Tribolet N
- 1993-05-01
Published in:
- Surgical neurology. - 1993
Adult
Astrocytoma
Cerebellar Neoplasms
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
English
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.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1016/0090-3019(93)90200-k
- PMID 8493594
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/277832
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