Pilocytic cerebellar astrocytoma in adults: case report.
A case of cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma is reported. This tumor occurs typically in the first two decades of life and is seldom reported in adults. The 42-year-old patient presented with occipital headaches, nausea, and unsteady gait. Nystagmus and right dysmetria were noted. A CT scan showed a hypodense, nonenhancing, voluminous, right hemispheric cerebellar cyst. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a nodule in the wall of the cyst which became hyperintense with gadolinium. The mass was resected through a small occipital craniotomy. Neuropathological examination revealed a juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma.
Neurosurgical Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed