Suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination | |
| Creator | Zaini, Siti S. Mohamad Hashim, Hilwati Rosani, Emy S. Bakar, Nor S. Yusuf, Suryati Mohd | |
| Description | Leptomeningeal dissemination is a rare manifestation of pilocytic astrocytoma. It may occur with higher-grade tumours like medulloblastoma, ependymoma and high-grade glioma, but is extremely rare with low-grade glioma. There has been a growing number of reported cases documenting leptomeningeal dissemination of pilocytic astrocytoma in the medical literature.Contribution: Description of a World Health Organization (WHO) Grade I suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination in the brain and spinal cord which showed progression of the leptomeningeal nodules without tumour upgrading on long-term follow-up. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2024-05-27 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v28i1.2876 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 28, No 1 (2024); 5 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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