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A case of solitary subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with histopathological anaplasia and TSC2 gene alteration.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1 Apr 2021
Suzuki Mario, Kondo Akihide, Ogino Ikuko, Akiyama Osamu, Fujita Naohide, Shimizu Yuzaburo, Arai Hajime
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We report a case of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) with anaplastic histological features in a 3-year-old girl. She had no clinical manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and no relevant family history. A few cases have been reported in which patients with SEGA had no other clinical manifestations of TSC (solitary SEGA). Genetic analysis using a blood sample from the patient showed no...
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