Favourable outcome after biopsy and decompression of a holocord intramedullary spinal cord astrocytoma in a newborn

Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2002;6(3):179-82. doi: 10.1053/ejpn.2002.0587.

Abstract

A 4-month-old male infant presented with hydrocephalus as the initial clinical symptom due to a holocord intramedullary low-grade astrocytoma. This case illustrates a possible alternative treatment to radical surgery with a benign long-term course over a 4.5 year follow-up period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Astrocytoma / pathology
  • Astrocytoma / surgery*
  • Biopsy
  • Decompression
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / pathology
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Postoperative Care
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt