A case of pilomyxoid astrocytoma presenting with CSF rhinorrhoea in a 15-year-old.
We report a pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) presenting with CSF rhinorrhoea in a 15-year-old. This uncommon, recently described entity typically presents in infancy with focal neurological or endocrine symptoms, has distinctive histologic features and displays a more aggressive behaviour than pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) with which it was previously classified.
French
P J
PJ
Department of Neurosurgery, of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK. p.french.155@btinternet.com
Barlow
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Barlow
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Jampana
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Stewart
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D000293:Adolescent; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male