| Literature DB >> 22605714 |
Fariba Binesh1, Ali Akhavan, Hossein Navabii.
Abstract
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare astrocytic tumour of the brain. Some PXAs are accompanied by anaplastic features and are difficult to manage because of frequent recurrences that lead to early death. Well-documented cases of malignant transformation in PXA and of anaplastic PXA are rare in the literature. The authors report a case of PXA with malignant transformation in the right temporo occipital lobe in a 13-year-old Iranian girl.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22605714 PMCID: PMC3316851 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2011.5372
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X