J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1988 Oct;17(5):1135-1140.
A Case of Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
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- The pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma has been known as a very rare type of glioma, which occurs mainly in the temporal lobe of the brain in young ages. It has distinctive characteristics regarding age, symptoms and signs, gross and microscopic features and relatively favorable prognosis despite of pleomorphism and bizarre giant cells in microscopic picture. The authors report a case of plemorphic xanthoastrocytoma presented with generalized seizure and review the past literatures.
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