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Desmoplastic astrocytoma of infancy: a case report with histopathologic and immunohistochemistry profile
Rodriguez-Morales, Edda L; Rivas, Maria S. Correa; Castillo, Lillian E. Colon.
  • Rodriguez-Morales, Edda L; University of Puerto Rico. Medical Sciences Campus. Department of Pathology. Laboratory Medicine. San Juan. PR
  • Rivas, Maria S. Correa; University of Puerto Rico. Medical Sciences Campus. Department of Pathology. Laboratory Medicine. San Juan. PR
  • Castillo, Lillian E. Colon; University of Puerto Rico. Medical Sciences Campus. Department of Pathology. Laboratory Medicine. San Juan. PR
P. R. health sci. j ; 21(2): 129-132, Jun. 2002.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-334434
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The clinicopathological features and immunohistochemistry profile of desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy are discussed in a 4 month old male infant who presented with an increasing head circumference more pronounced in the last two weeks prior to admission to the University Pediatric Hospital. This is a rare tumor that occurs in infants within the first two years of life and it is characterized by a massive, often cystic, supratentorial lesion usually in the frontoparietal region. It has a biphasic histologic pattern with an astrocytic and desmoplastic component and a good prognosis after total or near total surgical resection. This patient represents the first case of desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy diagnosed in the Puerto Rico Medical Center.
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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Astrocytoma / Brain Neoplasms Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Puerto Rico Language: English Journal: P. R. health sci. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2002 Type: Article Affiliation country: Puerto Rico Institution/Affiliation country: University of Puerto Rico/PR

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Astrocytoma / Brain Neoplasms Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Puerto Rico Language: English Journal: P. R. health sci. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2002 Type: Article Affiliation country: Puerto Rico Institution/Affiliation country: University of Puerto Rico/PR