Large infratentorial cystic oligodendroglioma in a pregnant patient: A case report of a rare presentation and literature review | Zendy

Abbasi Fard Salman | Zendy; Tabasi Farhad | Zendy; Pourzand Pouria | Zendy; Vahedi Arshia | Zendy; Heravi Mehrdad | Zendy; Mortazavi Martin M. | Zendy

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Large infratentorial cystic oligodendroglioma in a pregnant patient: A case report of a rare presentation and literature review

Author(s) -

Abbasi Fard Salman,

Tabasi Farhad,

Pourzand Pouria,

Vahedi Arshia,

Heravi Mehrdad,

Mortazavi Martin M.

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5988

Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , oligodendroglioma , case presentation , pediatrics , radiology , surgery , glioma , astrocytoma , cancer research

Oligodendrogliomas (ODGs) are rare brain tumors in adults, mostly presenting as a supratentorial solid mass, while less than 10% occur infratentorially. Infratentorial cystic ODGs are extremely rare. We reported a large partially cystic cerebellar ODG in a 31‐week pregnant patient with an unusual presentation and discussed the challenging management.

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