Open AccessAstroblastoma with bone invasion
Author(s) -
Suchanda Bhattacharjee,
Aneel Kumar Pulligopu,
Megha S Uppin,
Sundaram Challa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.92178
Subject(s) - medicine , grading (engineering) , lesion , pathology , neuroepithelial cell , biology , stem cell , ecology , genetics , neural stem cell
Astroblastoma is a rare tumor belonging to the family of primary glial neoplasms. They are classified as neuroepithelial tumors; however, the World Health Organization grading is still not established. We report the case of a 4-year-old child who presented with an intra-axial space occupying lesion which turned out to be an astroblastoma. A complete excision was done and there was no recurrence at 20 months follow-up. This case report highlights the presence of such unusual tumor with invasion to the calvarium and reviews the current literature.