PMID: 8965987May 1, 1996Paper

Multiple pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma tumors in a 12-year-old girl

Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska
P DaszkiewiczM Roszkowski

Abstract

This report presents a case of multiple bilateral hemispheric tumours (pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma) in a practically asymptomatic 12-years-old girl. The tumours were removed radically in a staged procedure, with a favorable clinical outcome. Clinical history and neuropathologic findings are described. A review of pertinent literature is included.

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