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Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in a case of tuberous sclerosis

Martin AG 1 , Singh MS 2 , Idris B 1 , Abdullah JM 1

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  • 1 Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universiti Sains, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Pathology, Hospital Universiti Sains, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
J Neurosci Rural Pract, 2014 Jul;5(3):258-60.
PMID: 25002765 DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.133580

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis is a known phakomatosis and the associated finding of a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is common with this disorder. A case of tuberous sclerosis with a finding not previously reported, i.e. that of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, is presented here.

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