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Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
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Year: 2012   |   Volume: 1   |   Issue: 4   |   Page: 248-250     View issue

Chiasmatic pilocytic astrocytoma in childhood with leptomeningeal dissemination at recurrence: A case report and review of literature


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Abstract

Pilocytic astrocytoma is a benign variety of gliomas, which rarely spreads along the neuraxis. Leptomeningeal dissemination of pilocytic astrocytoma in children, either at the time of initial presentation or at recurrence, is a rare event. We report a case of chiasmatic pilocytic astrocytoma in a 4-year-old child with leptomeningeal dissemination at recurrence. A review of the literature is done regarding dissemination patterns, clinical picture, treatment, and outcome of pilocytic astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination.

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Chaudhuri T, Sharma D. Chiasmatic pilocytic astrocytoma in childhood with leptomeningeal dissemination at recurrence: A case report and review of literature. Clin Cancer Investig J. 2012;1(4):248-50. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.106294
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Chaudhuri, T., & Sharma, D. (2012). Chiasmatic pilocytic astrocytoma in childhood with leptomeningeal dissemination at recurrence: A case report and review of literature. Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal, 1(4), 248-250. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.106294

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