Long-term survival of an infant with 'anaplastic' astrocytoma.
Anaplastic astrocytomas are intermediate in differentiation between astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme. Survival with anaplastic astrocytoma is favorably affected by extensive anaplasia, maximal resection and presentation in early life. We report a 2-month-old infant who had a tumor of astrocytic lineage with anaplastic features of necrosis, nuclear atypia and mitotic activity. Following subtotal resection the child is alive but has a radiologically visible tumor.
Connolly
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., Canada.
Blaser
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Humphreys
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Becker
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017741:Survivors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed