Ependymoblastoma in an HIV-positive hemophilic girl

Med Pediatr Oncol. 1994;23(5):441-3. doi: 10.1002/mpo.2950230509.

Abstract

A case of an HIV-positive hemophilic girl with an ependymoblastoma is presented. The unusual association between the HIV-related condition and her brain tumor is discussed, speculating a viral mechanism involved in the induction of neoplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ependymoma / complications*
  • Ependymoma / pathology
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity / complications*
  • Hemophilia A / complications*
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed