title: Cerebral abscess with astrocytoma.
abstract: A child with a right parieto-occipital astrocytoma, caped by a large acute pyogenic abscess with flimsy capsule, detected at emergency craniotomy, is presented. Patient succumbed to the disease three hours following surgery.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bansal
authors: R K
authors: RK
authors: Vasishta
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pathak
authors: V N
authors: VN
authors: Jindal
authors: V K
authors: VK
authors: Khosla
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans