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CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages 76-80Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.03.002
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pilocytic astrocytoma; tumor; hemorrhage; surgery; elderly adult
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Pilocytic astrocytomas are relatively uncommon tumors found predominately in the pediatric population. Reports of these tumors are extremely rare in the elderly. This is a report of a 75-year-old man presenting with two spontaneous intracranial hemorrhages and subsequent resection of a pilocytic astrocytoma. The history, evaluation, radiographic features, histopathology, rationale for surgery and potential mechanism of hemorrhage are discussed. A review of the literature summarizes the current field of knowledge of adult pilocytic astrocytomas in the setting of intracranial hemorrhage. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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