Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma with neurofibromatosis type 1: case report.
The authors report a case of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). A 21-year-old woman, noted to have had a number of café au lait spots since birth, presented with the chief complaint of headache. Neuroradiological studies revealed a cystic tumor of the left parietal lobe. Surgical treatment was performed. The tumor was located on the surface of the parietal lobe with the formation of cysts. Light, electron microscopic, and immunohistochemical examination showed the characteristics of typical PXA. This is the second reported case of NF-1 associated with PXA.
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College.
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Kubo
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Sasahara
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Tajika
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Kawamura
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Kawabatake
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Takakura
D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein