Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in the posterior fossa: a case report with advanced neuroimaging findings.

Abstract:

:Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare glioma usually occurring in children and young adults. It is a benign World Health Organization (WHO) grade II tumor that accounts for <1% of all astrocytomas. Its occurrence in the infratentorial compartment is rare, and the cerebellum is the most common of the unusual locations. Few case reports have described conventional imaging features of these tumors, but none has reported the advanced magnetic resonance (MR) neuroimaging features in dynamic susceptibility perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI), diffusion weighted-imaging (DWI) and MR spectroscopy. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to report a case of PXA in the cerebellum of a 28-year-old patient and discuss the MR advanced imaging characteristics compared to the more common PXA supratentorial type.

journal_name

Clin Imaging

journal_title

Clinical imaging

authors

Luna LP,da Ponte IM,Oliveira IB,Ramos F Jr,Gerson G

doi

10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.02.010

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-07-01 00:00:00

pages

30-34

eissn

0899-7071

issn

1873-4499

pii

S0899-7071(20)30058-9

journal_volume

63

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