Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in a case of tuberous sclerosis

Tuberous sclerosis is a known phakomatosis and the associated finding of a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is common with this disorder. A case of tuberous sclerosis with a finding not previously reported, i.e. that of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, is presented here.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Martin, Arvind G., Singh, Mutum Samarendra, Idris, Badrisyah, Abdullah, Jafri Malin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25002765
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.133580
Descripción
Sumario:Tuberous sclerosis is a known phakomatosis and the associated finding of a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is common with this disorder. A case of tuberous sclerosis with a finding not previously reported, i.e. that of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, is presented here.

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