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Angiocentric glioma-like tumor of the midbrain.

Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, and Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL 33155, USA.
Pediatric Neurosurgery (impact factor: 0.7). 01/2009; 45(6):429-33. DOI:10.1159/000277616 pp.429-33
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Angiocentric glioma, a rare brain neoplasm with features of ependymal differentiation, has only recently been recognized as a distinct clinicopathological entity. To date, all reported cases have involved tumors in the cerebral hemispheres, and the majority have presented with seizures. The authors report the case of a 5-year-old girl who presented with several cranial neuropathies and mild gait disturbance. An exophytic neoplasm arising from the posterior midbrain and causing obstructive hydrocephalus was identified, and surgical resection revealed a neoplasm with features of angiocentric glioma.

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Keywords

5-year-old girl
 
Angiocentric glioma
 
authors report
 
cases
 
cerebral hemispheres
 
distinct clinicopathological entity
 
ependymal differentiation
 
exophytic neoplasm
 
mild gait disturbance
 
neoplasm
 
obstructive hydrocephalus
 
rare brain neoplasm
 

Derek B Covington