Recurrence of Benign Astrocytoma in a Benign form 20 Years after Surgery and Radiotherapy Treatment

Authors

  • Mumtaz Ali Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital (LRH),
  • JEHAN ZEB Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital (LRH),
  • NASEER HASSAN Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital (LRH)

Keywords:

Cerebellar Astrocytoma,, Glioma, Karnofsky performance status (KPS),, Intra axial.

Abstract

A 43 years old male primary school teacher presented with the chief complaints of headache for 20 days, double vision for 20 days, unsteady gate and 04 episodes of vomiting in last 20 days before presentation. He had presented 20 years back with the same complaints and on workup he was found to have posterior fossa tumor with resultant hydrocephalus. He had undergone ventriculoperitoneal shunting followed by posterior fossa crani-ectomy with tumor excision followed by radiotherapy. Histopathology examination of his biopsy done at that time was showing grade ?? Astrocytoma.

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2018-09-30

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