Hydrocephalus associated with spinal intramedullary pilocytic astrocytoma

Hydrocephalus secondary to intraspinal tumors is a well-known but rare condition. We report a case of holocord intramedullary pilocytic astrocytoma associated with hydrocephalus in a 29-year-old male patient. He underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by subtotal resection of the tumor.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bansal, Sumit, Borkar, Sachin A., Mahapatra, Ashok K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28484535
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.144174
Descripción
Sumario:Hydrocephalus secondary to intraspinal tumors is a well-known but rare condition. We report a case of holocord intramedullary pilocytic astrocytoma associated with hydrocephalus in a 29-year-old male patient. He underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by subtotal resection of the tumor.

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