Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma of the spinal cord. Case report.

Nakamura, Masaya; Chiba, Kazuhiro; Matsumoto, Morio; Ikeda, Eij; Toyama, Yoshiaki · J Neurosurg Spine · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The authors present clinical, radiological, and pathological features in a patient with a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) of the spinal cord. To their knowledge, this is only the second report of a spinal cord PXA. In addition they provide a review of the literature on these tumors.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy