Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma of the cerebellopontine angle in a child.
METHODS
The case of a 6-year-old girl with a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) in the left cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is reported. The clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings are presented.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, the presence of PXA in the CPA has not previously been reported. The rare infratentorial locations of PXA (frequently seen in association with ganglioglioma) are reviewed, as well as the other infrequent locations of this tumor. This report adds to the list of differential diagnoses of CPA tumors in children.
Kurschel
Senta
S
Service de Neurochirurgie, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149 rue de Sevres, 75743, Paris, France.
Lellouch-Tubiana
Arielle
A
Kulkarni
Abhaya V
AV
Sainte-Rose
Christian
C
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods