An unusual case of malignant pilocytic astrocytoma occurring in the eye

Virchows Arch. 2006 Aug;449(2):248-52. doi: 10.1007/s00428-006-0224-3. Epub 2006 May 20.

Abstract

Pilocytic astrocytoma is a central nervous system neoplasia that arises during pediatric age. Only few cases have been documented in patients older than 50 years old. It is a low-grade lesion that can rarely undergo malignant changes presenting the histologic features of a high-grade glioma. We report a case of a pilocytic astrocytoma arising in the eyeball of a 53-year-old man affected by glaucoma that underwent malignant evolution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Astrocytoma / chemistry
  • Astrocytoma / pathology*
  • Eye Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Eye Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged