title: Extraneural metastasis of a brainstem astrocytoma in a child: clinicopathological report.
abstract: Extraneural metastases of brainstem gliomas are exceedingly rare. Only four such cases are reported in the literature. We report on a case of a 3-year-old girl with an anaplastic astrocytoma of the brainstem which metastasized to the cervical lymph nodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, São Paulo University School of Medicine, Brazil.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosemberg
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elks
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Serrano
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis