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Cerebellar pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in the setting of neurofibromatosis type-I: Does it portend a different prognosis? A case report and systematic review.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery - 1 Jan 2021
Mathkour Mansour, Banerjee Somdeb, Werner Cassidy, Hanna Joshua, Abou-Al-Shaar Hussam, Dindial Rishawn, Scullen Tyler, Boehm Lauren, Tubbs R Shane, Ware Marcus L
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BACKGROUND: Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare brain tumor occurring supra- and infra-tentorially in both young adults and children. PXA is a benign tumor with a favorable prognosis. It is not traditionally considered as a neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1)-associated lesion, and its prognosis remains largely unknown, on the contrary to non-NF-1 PXA tumors. OBJECTIVE: Herein, we present a rare case of...
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