title: Radiologic-pathologic correlation. Diffuse pontine astrocytoma.
abstract: This case demonstrated the classic gross, pathologic, CT, and MR findings of pontine astrocytoma. The role of functional brain imaging in identifying regrowth of tumor was illustrated and the differential diagnosis of a brain stem lesion summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Smirniotopoulos
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Heironimus
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fish
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed