title: Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma of the spinal cord. Case report.
abstract: The authors present clinical, radiological, and pathological features in a patient with a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) of the spinal cord. To their knowledge, this is only the second report of a spinal cord PXA. In addition they provide a review of the literature on these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. masa@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Morio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Eij
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery