Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the cerebellar vermis in an elderly patient
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Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the cerebellar vermis in an elderly patient
BACKGROUND Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) has recently been accepted as an aggressive variant of pilocytic astrocytoma with distinct histopathological features. PMAs have been frequently described in the pediatric population with a predilection for the hypothalamic/chiasmatic region. CASE DESCRIPTION A 72-year-old African American male presented with 6 months of memory loss, difficulty expressi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.127968