Recurrent subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma in the absence of tuberous sclerosis. Case report.
A case is described of a subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma that occurred as a mural nodule within a cyst in the parietal lobe. The tumor recurred twice over a period of 47 years despite two extensive surgical resections. Neither the patient nor any of his children suffered tuberous sclerosis, a disease with which this type of astrocytoma is associated.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications