title: Grade II pilocytic astrocytoma in a 3-month-old patient with encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL): case report and literature review of low grade gliomas in ECCL.
abstract: Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL) is a rare congenital syndrome with an unknown etiology. Since 1970, around 60 cases have been reported in English literature. ECCL is usually classified by cutaneous lesions and non-progressive intracranial or spinal lipomas; however three cases of ECCL associated with low grade glioma (LGG) have been described. We report on the fourth case of LGG in a patient with ECCL; a grade II pilocytic astrocytoma with pilomyxoid features in a 3-month-old male, the youngest in literature.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bieser
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gauvain
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elbabaa
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Braddock
authors.forename: Mohamed S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Abdel-Baki
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: encephalocraniocutaneous; glioma; lipomatosis