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MRI of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: case report

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MRI showed a cortically-based partially cystic and markedly enhancing mass in the uncus of the right temporal lobe in a patient with long standing refractory partial complex seizures. Histopathological examination revealed a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, a rare, usually benign tumour thought to originate from subpial astrocytes.

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  1. Cattedra di Radiologia, Universita' di Pisa, Via Roma 67, I-56126, Pisa, Italy

    M. Mascalchi & C. Bartolozzi

  2. Departmento di Scienze Neurologische, Universita' di Firenze, Italy

    G. C. Muscas

  3. Unita' di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Ospedale di Legnano, Italy

    C. Galli

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Mascalchi, M., Muscas, G.C., Galli, C. et al. MRI of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: case report. Neuroradiology 36, 446–447 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593680

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