Calcified Pilocytic Astrocytomas and Calcifying Pseudoneoplasms of the Neuraxis: A Diagnostic Challenge
Rebeca Hernández-Reséndiz,
Eliezer Villanueva-Castro,
Edgardo de Jesus Mateo-Nouel
et al.
Abstract:Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), recognized as the most prevalent central nervous system (CNS) tumor, has long been associated with calcifications, a characteristic often attributed to benign or indolent growth patterns. In this study, we explored the calcified attributes in these tumors that beckon a deeper understanding.
This is a retrospective study, on a set of seven cases, with a histopathological diagnosis of pilocytic astrocytoma with calcifications and psammoma bodies (PB). Despite an encouraging… Show more
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