A Cerebral Astroblastoma Mimicking an Extra-axial Neoplasm.
10.3340/jkns.2008.43.4.205
- Author:
Ki Seong EOM
1
;
Jong Moon KIM
;
Tae Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Wonkwang University, College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. tykim@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Astroblastoma;
Intra-axial neoplasm
- MeSH:
Brain Neoplasms;
Cerebrum;
Child;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2008;43(4):205-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Astroblastoma is a rarely diagnosed primary brain neoplasm whose histogenesis has been clarified recently. It occurs in children and young adults and presents as a well circumscribed, contrast-enhancing lesion in the cerebral hemisphere. We present a case of 20-year-old woman with an astroblastoma in the left temporal convexity that was treated with total tumor resection alone. We thought the mass was extra-axial neoplasm based on radiological findings of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging initially, but later, we obtained angiographic findings suggesting an intra-axial neoplasm. The patient is doing well even two years after surgery. The characteristic radiological and histopathological features of this case are described with a literature review. An astroblastoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a superficially located tumor presenting with the findings of an extra-axial mass, especially in a young patient.
