Congenital astrocytoma presenting with intracerebral hematoma. Case report.
A massive left intracerebral hematoma was surgically evacuated from a 2-week-old infant. Pathological examination showed that the hemorrhage had developed within a fibrillary astrocytoma. Neonatal intracerebral hemorrhage should raise the question of congenital tumor because such a hemorrhage in this age group is rarely the result of trauma, bleeding diathesis, or vascular malformation.
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*