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Pontine malignant astrocytoma with hemorrhagic onset--case report
Yosuke Nishimuta1, Masaki Niiro, Takashi Kamezawa
1Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. yosuke-ns@po.minc.ne.jp
Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
|September 13, 2003
Abstract:
A 7-year-old boy presented with acute onset of left hemiparesis and headache, followed by disturbance of consciousness. Neuroimaging studies showed pontine hemorrhage. Surgery was performed to remove a massive hematoma. Histological examination of the wall revealed anaplastic astrocytoma. Postoperative radiation therapy and several types of chemotherapy were administered. However, the tumor recurred and he died 9 months after onset. Hemorrhagic onset of pontine glioma is rare and carries an extremely poor prognosis.