Published November 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma - a case report

  • 1. Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, RJ (Brazil). Dept. de Radiologia
  • 2. Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Niteroi, RJ (Brazil). Servico de Radiologia
  • 3. Universidade Federal, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Inst. de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho. Curso de Pos-graduacao Medica

Description

The authors report a case of a 20-year-old woman whose first symptom was severe headache followed by seizures. Conventional X-ray, computed tomography and magnetic resonance of the head showed an expansive mass on the right parietal lobe, close to the occipital horn of the lateral ventricle. Osteolysis of the internal table and expansion of the external table of the skull were also observed. After surgery, the diagnosis of pleomorphic xantho astrocytoma was established by histopathologic analysis. (author)

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Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Xantoastrocitoma pleomorfico - relato de um caso

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiologia Brasileira
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 363-366
ISSN
0100-3984
CODEN
RDBRAS

Optional Information

Notes
18 refs., 3 figs.