6-year-old girl with hydrocephalus.
With rare exceptions, pediatric tectal gliomas have been generally reported as low-grade tumors with relatively good prognosis. The patients are usually treated conservatively to manage the signs and symptoms of obstructive hydrocephalus. We report a case of a tectal glioma in a 6-years-old girl with histological features of anaplastic mixed oligoastrocytoma that continues to progress despite chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Chang
Howard T
HT
Cuison
Reuben V
RV
Gera
Renuka
R
Saah
Elna
E
Scott-Emuakpor
Ajovi
A
Abood
Christopher
C
D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali / Q000473:pathology