Single-Agent Carboplatin for a Rare Case of Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma of the Spinal Cord in an Adult with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Single-Agent Carboplatin for a Rare Case of Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma of the Spinal Cord in an Adult with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Introduction: Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a rare and more aggressive variant of pilocytic astrocytoma, which usually affects young children and is most often located in the hypothalamic/chiasmatic region. The association of PMA with underlying genetic disorders is not well known. Methods: We ide...

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Main Authors: Anastasie M. Dunn-Pirio, Elizabeth Howell, Roger E. McLendon, Katherine B. Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Spinal cord tumor
Astrocytoma
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Carboplatin
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