Congenital aneurysmal hemorrhage and astrocytoma in an infant.
The authors present the unusual case of an infant who presented at 4 weeks of age with a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage due to rupture of a congenital left middle cerebral artery aneurysm. He recovered only to present at 4 months of age with a right frontoparietal desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy. The association of brain tumor and aneurysm is discussed, as are the cytogenetic findings associated with this rare form of benign astrocytoma.
Boop
F A
FA
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock.
Chadduck
W M
WM
Sawyer
J
J
Husain
M
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D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010537:Peritoneum; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed