Cerebellar anaplastic pilocytic astrocytoma in a patient of neurofibromatosis type-1: case report and review of the literature

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Sep;114(7):1027-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.01.034. Epub 2012 Mar 6.

Authors

Min-Shu Hsieh¹, Joseph Tien-Min Ho, Long-Wei Lin, Pang-Hsien Tu, Arie Perry, Abel Po-Hao Huang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

PMID: 22397971
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.01.034

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use
Astrocytoma / etiology
Astrocytoma / pathology*
Astrocytoma / surgery
Cerebellar Neoplasms / etiology
Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
Chemoradiotherapy
Dacarbazine / analogs & derivatives
Dacarbazine / therapeutic use
Female
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neurofibromatosis 1 / complications
Neurofibromatosis 1 / pathology*
Neurosurgical Procedures
Recovery of Function
Temozolomide

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Dacarbazine
Temozolomide