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Dissemination Patterns Of Pilocytic Astrocytoma.
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Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery. v. 108, n. 6, p. 568-72, 2006-Sep.
0303-8467
10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.01.006
16905433
Autor
Faria, Andréia V
Azevedo, Geovani C A
Zanardi, Verônica A
Ghizoni, Enrico
Queiroz, Luciano S
Institución
Resumen
Two patients with multifocal pilocytic astrocytoma diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed by histopathological examination are reported. They presented distinct sites and mechanisms of metastasis: to distant ventricles through the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in patient 1 and to contralateral parenchyma, possibly through white matter tracts, in patient 2, a pathway not so far reported in pilocytic astrocytoma. Early detection of multifocal pilocytic astrocytoma by MRI may change treatment strategies and improve prognosis. 108 568-72