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18352771

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report on a rare case of pilomyxoid astrocytoma in a patient presenting with fatal hemorrhage. This 5-year-old boy presented to the outpatient clinic with headache and vomiting. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies revealed a mass lesion with partial hemorrhage in the suprasellar region extending into the third ventricle. Partial resection via a transcallosal approach was performed. Because the pathological diagnosis was pilomyxoid astrocytoma, chemotherapy was administered. However, 4 months after the first operation, during chemotherapy, the boy presented with massive intratumoral and intraventricular hemorrhage with hydrocephalus. Although emergent external ventricular drainage was performed, the patient died. In this report, the authors review the literature and discuss the clinical features and treatment of pilomyxoid astrocytoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1933-0707
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
244-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma in a patient presenting with fatal hemorrhage. Case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Japan. hideo@med.utoyama.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports