Diffuse spinal leptomeningeal spread of a pilocytic astrocytoma in a 3-year-old child
Pilocytic astrocytomas correspond to lowgrade gliomas and therefore metastasize exceedingly rare. However, pilocytic astrocytomas are able to and leptomeningeal dissemination may be seen. What are the treatment options of these cases? We present a case report of a 3-year-old child with a pilocytic a...
Main Authors: | Ameer Alyeldien, Sarah Teuber-Hanselmann, Azad Cheko, Tanja Höll, Martin Scholz, Athanasios K. Petridis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-03-01
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Series: | Clinics and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/813 |
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