Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood

Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood

CONTEXT: Low-grade astrocytomas are intracerebral lesions of relatively high frequency in the under-18 pediatric population. They often present indolent behaviour, and complete surgical resection is the choice treatment. In cases where the surgery is not possible, chemotherapy and radiotherapy may be used. Medical reports do not recommend examination of the spinal cord at diagnosis or during treatment, since the risk of dissemination of the lesion to the spine is minimal according to medical experience. We describe here four cases of children with low-grade astrocytoma with aggressive dissemination to the neuroaxis.

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Main Authors: Rondinelli,Patricia Imperatriz Porto, Osório,Carlos Alberto Martinez, Cohen,Marcela Pécora, Novaes,Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro Santos
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2008
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000100011
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X20080001000112008-03-28Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhoodRondinelli,Patricia Imperatriz PortoOsório,Carlos Alberto MartinezCohen,Marcela PécoraNovaes,Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro Santos astrocytomas pilocytic astrocytoma brainstem tumor brain neoplasms children CONTEXT: Low-grade astrocytomas are intracerebral lesions of relatively high frequency in the under-18 pediatric population. They often present indolent behaviour, and complete surgical resection is the choice treatment. In cases where the surgery is not possible, chemotherapy and radiotherapy may be used. Medical reports do not recommend examination of the spinal cord at diagnosis or during treatment, since the risk of dissemination of the lesion to the spine is minimal according to medical experience. We describe here four cases of children with low-grade astrocytoma with aggressive dissemination to the neuroaxis.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.66 n.1 20082008-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000100011en10.1590/S0004-282X2008000100011
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Osório,Carlos Alberto Martinez
Cohen,Marcela Pécora
Novaes,Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro Santos
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Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood
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Osório,Carlos Alberto Martinez
Cohen,Marcela Pécora
Novaes,Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro Santos
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title Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood
title_short Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood
title_full Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood
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title_full_unstemmed Unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood
title_sort unusual dissemination patterns of low-grade astrocytomas in childhood
description CONTEXT: Low-grade astrocytomas are intracerebral lesions of relatively high frequency in the under-18 pediatric population. They often present indolent behaviour, and complete surgical resection is the choice treatment. In cases where the surgery is not possible, chemotherapy and radiotherapy may be used. Medical reports do not recommend examination of the spinal cord at diagnosis or during treatment, since the risk of dissemination of the lesion to the spine is minimal according to medical experience. We describe here four cases of children with low-grade astrocytoma with aggressive dissemination to the neuroaxis.
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