Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: an atypical astrocytoma.

نویسندگان

  • Mubashira Hashmi
  • Asad Abbas Jaffari
  • Shaista Anwar Siddiqi
  • Liaqaut Ali
  • Naveen Faridi
  • Junaid Ashraf
  • Syed Ahmed Asif
چکیده

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is rare primary neoplasm of brain. Despite its pleomorphic appearance, it has a relatively good prognosis. We report a case of biopsy proven pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in a young male who presented with visual and sensory symptoms, classical neuroimaging findings and showed remarkable recovery, post surgery. We have also reviewed recent literature focusing on neuroimaging, histopathology and prognostic markers of the tumour.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

دوره 62 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012