Open AccessCerebral pilocytic astrocytoma with spontaneous intratumoral haemorrhage in the elderly - a rare entity
Author(s) -
Amit Narang,
Varun Aggarwal,
Divya Kavita,
Chandni Maheshwari,
Prajjwal Bansal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
romanian neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4959
pISSN - 1220-8841
DOI - 10.33962/roneuro-2019-029
Subject(s) - medicine , pilocytic astrocytoma , astrocytoma , neurosurgery , population , radiology , surgery , glioma , environmental health , cancer research
Pilocytic astrocytomas (PA) are histologically are low-grade tumours, commonly found in the paediatric and young adult population. Although cases of adult and elderly pilocytic astrocytomas are described in the literature, they are quite uncommon. The rate of PAs with spontaneous bleeding is very less, with a high occurrence in children than in adults, moreover, that is in cerebellar PAs. Cerebral PAs with intratumoral haemorrhage in the older age group is extremely rare. We present a case of a 60-year female presenting with acute neurological compromise resulting from an acutely haemorrhagic Left temporal pilocytic astrocytoma. She was managed surgically with evacuation of tumoral haemorrhages, as well as resection of the tumour. Postoperatively the patient made a remarkable recovery.