Multicentric pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas: case report.
We report the case of a 22-year-old woman who developed multicentric pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas (PXAs) in the cerebral hemisphere. She underwent a first operation for a PXA in the right parietal lobe at the age of 7 years and a second operation at the age of 15 years in the right frontal lobe, remote from the previous tumor site. At age 22 years, she was found to have a tumor, which was a newly formed PXA, in the left occipital lobe. There was no recurrent tumor in the right frontal lobe. Clinical and pathological aspects of multicentric PXAs are reviewed and discussed.
Haga
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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Morioka
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Nishio
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Fukui
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation