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ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2025

Posterior fossa astroblastoma: a case report of an extremely rare tumor with challenging diagnosis in a child and a review of literature.

Ehab Shabo, Saida Zoubaa, Gerrit H Gielen, Ralf Clauberg, Christian Wispel, Torsten Pietsch, Hartmut Vatter, Sevgi Sarikaya-Seiwert

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Ehab ShaboDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, 53127, Germany. Ehab.Shabo@ukbonn.de.ORCID 0000-0003-2269-5707
Saida ZoubaaDepartment of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany.
Gerrit H GielenDepartment of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany.
Ralf ClaubergDepartment of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany.
Christian WispelSection of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Rheinische, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany.
Torsten PietschDepartment of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany.
Hartmut VatterDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, 53127, Germany.
Sevgi Sarikaya-SeiwertSection of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Rheinische, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, 53127, Germany.

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Abstract

A 7-year-old boy presented to the hospital with recurrent nausea and vomiting over 2 weeks. A cranial MRI revealed a large heterogeneous lesion in the posterior fossa extending from the fourth ventricle to the foramen magnum with contact to the brainstem. The lesion showed moderate diffusion restriction and multiple small cystic components. The child underwent gross total resection. The primary histological findings suggested proliferative active tumor without further definition. The extended histological examination 3 weeks later confirmed the diagnosis of astroblastoma. Due to complete resection and full recovery of the patient, watchful waiting with radiological follow-up was recommended. Astroblastoma is an extremely rare tumor especially in the posterior fossa. However, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis in every tumor presenting the discussed radiological and histological features, especially in young aged patients.

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Cranial Fossa, PosteriorInfratentorial NeoplasmsNeoplasms, NeuroepithelialChildHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleAstroblastomaDiagnosisPosterior fossa

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PMID39953192
PMCPMC11828785

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