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Co‐occurrence of astrocytoma and astroblastoma: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Sali Goksel,
Briggs Robert G.,
Conner Andrew K.,
Palejwala Ali H.,
Fung KarMing,
Battiste James D.,
Sughrue Michael E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
neuropathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1789
pISSN - 0919-6544
DOI - 10.1111/neup.12483
Subject(s) - anaplastic astrocytoma , medicine , astrocytoma , magnetic resonance imaging , glioma , temporal lobe , weakness , craniotomy , basal ganglia , pathology , frontal lobe , radiology , surgery , central nervous system , epilepsy , cancer research , psychiatry
A 41‐year‐old man presented to us with left arm and leg weakness and mild word finding difficulties. His preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated abnormal T1 and T2 signal changes in the right temporal lobe and basal ganglia, indicative of possible glioma. An awake craniotomy for right temporal lobectomy was performed and the tumor was resected. Full pathologic workup later revealed the patient had two distinct tumors occurring simultaneously, anaplastic astrocytoma and astroblastoma. We review the literature regarding the treatment of anaplastic astrocytoma and astroblastoma and discuss their co‐occurrence.