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Brainstem pilocytic astrocytoma with H3 K27M mutation: case report.

Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Sept 2018

Morita Shuhei, Nitta Masayuki, Muragaki Yoshihiro, Komori Takashi, Masui Kenta, Maruyama Takashi, Ichimura Koichi, Nakano Yoshiko, Sawada Tatsuo, Koriyama Shunichi, Tsuzuki Shunsuke, Yasuda Takayuki, Hashimoto Kazutoshi, Niwa Akihiro, Kawamata Takakazu

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In this report, the authors present the first case of adult brainstem pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) with the H3 K27M mutation. A 53-year-old man was incidentally found to have a 2.5-cm partially enhanced tumor in the tectum on MRI. The enhancement in the lesion increased over 3 years, and gross-total removal was performed via the occipital transtentorial approach. The resected tissue indicated PA, WHO Grade I, and...

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PMID: 28960151
DOI: 10.3171/2017.4.JNS162443

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