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( Muhammad Sadiq ),( Iftikhar Ahmad ),( Jamila Shuja ),( Zubair Ahmad ),( Riyasat Ahmed ),( Khushnaseeb Ahmad ) 대한뇌종양학회·대한신경종양학회·대한소아뇌종양학회 2017 Brain Tumor Research and Treatment Vol.5 No.2
Astroblastoma is an uncommon glial tumor with predominant manifestation in the young age. Herein, we report a case of 18-year-old astroblastoma female patient who presented with history of two months headache. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain demonstrated well circumscribed, intra-axial abnormal signal intensity lesion (size=5×4 cm<sup>2</sup>) in the right parieto-occipital region of the brain. The patient underwent complete surgical resection of the gross tumor, as confirmed by an early post-surgical MRI (i.e., within 24 hours of surgery). Histopathological examination revealed neoplastic lesion exhibiting perivascular pseudo-rosettes with centrally hyalinized blood vessel and focal nuclear pleomorphism. Immunohistochemistry staining illustrated reactivity for glial fibrillary acidic protein and inte-grase interactor 1 (INI-1). These features rendered the diagnosis of astroblastoma. A comprehensive re-view of the current literature to summarize the clinicopathological and radiological characteristics, prog-nostic factors and current treatment strategies of astroblastomas is also presented. Our study would expand the pool of this uncommon tumor towards its better understanding and optimal treatment.