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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2024; 13(03): 265-270
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744245
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A Rare Pediatric Tumor: Supratentorial High-Grade Astroblastoma Presenting as a huge Mass

Deniz Sürmeli
1   Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
,
Boran Urfalı
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
,
Tümay Özgür 
1   Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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Abstract

Background Astroblastoma is a rare neuroepithelial tumor of unknown origin, usually seen in children and young adults. It is usually localized to the cerebral hemisphere. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging show a well-demarcated, contrast-enhancing mass with a cystic area. Characteristic histological findings are perivascular pseudorosette formation and frequent vascular hyalinization. The presented case is a 3.7-month-old female patient diagnosed with high-grade astroblastoma.

Case Presentation We report the case of a 3.7-year-old female patient admitted to the neurosurgery clinic with strabismus for 25 days. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a contrast-enhancing mass that contained cystic and necrotic areas. The tumor mass has been totally resected and histological examination combined with immunohistochemical study confirmed the diagnosis of high-grade astroblastoma.

Keywords

astroblastoma - brain - neuroepithelial


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23 February 2023

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