Adult pilomyxoid astrocytoma presenting in the temporal lobe.

Denesh Selvarajah, Alexander Lam, Mitali Fadia, David McDowell

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Denesh SelvarajahMedical Officer, Department of Neurosurgery, The Canberra Hospital; MChD, Australia.

Alexander LamNeurosurgical Registrar, Department of Neurosurgery, The Canberra Hospital; MChD, Australia.

Mitali FadiaConsultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, The Canberra Hospital; FRCPA, Australia.

David McDowellConsultant Neurosurgeon, Head of Department, Department of Neurosurgery, The Canberra Hospital; FRACS, Australia.

Canberra Hospital · AUCPA Australia · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a rare variant of astrocytoma that is usually present in the hypothalamic and chiasmatic areas in the paediatric population. PMA shares many similar histopathological features to Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), with some notable differences in its radiological and histopathological findings. On the contrary, PMA has been reported to behave more aggressively in its clinical progression than PA. Here, we describe a rare case of PMA in a 25-year-old female involving the temporal lobe, presenting with recurrent partial seizures. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of PMA presenting in the temporal lobe in an adult female with an atypical location of the tumour, uncommon age group, and unusual radiological features being unique in this case report.

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AdultPAPilocytic astrocytomaPilomyxoid astrocytomaPMATemporal lobe

Identifiers

PMID36685361

DOI10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12909

PMCPMC9853359

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