title: The cystic growth of a subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma with tuberous sclerosis.
abstract: A case of a 7 year-old boy with subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma is reported. CT scanning of this patient for 6 years showed the cystic growth of the astrocytoma. The surgical indication and importance of periodic CT studies for subependymal giant-cell astrocytomas associated with tuberous sclerosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yuge
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shigemori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimatsu
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery