Spinal cord astrocytoma: a unique presentation of abdominal pain
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A previously healthy male presented at age 5 years with recurrent abdominal pain that occurred diffusely. The pain was severe enough to cause episodic screaming, especially at night with spontaneous resolution. The patient was initially treated for constipation but when motor symptoms began to develop, imaging revealed the cause of his pain to be a spinal cord mass. The tumor was treated with steroids, and biopsy confirmed a grade II spinal cord astrocytoma. We describe this unusual presentation of a pediatric spinal cord astrocytoma and review the literature.
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