Differential imaging characteristics and dissemination potential of pilomyxoid astrocytomas versus pilocytic astrocytomas

B Alkonyi, J Nowak, AK Gnekow, T Pietsch… - Neuroradiology, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a rare WHO grade II tumor occurring most
often in young children. PMA is associated with worse outcome as compared to the …

Occurrence and distribution of pilomyxoid astrocytoma

D Bhargava, P Sinha, P Chumas… - British Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. To know the occurrence and distribution of Pilomyxoid Astrocytomas amongst
tumours previously diagnosed histologically as Pilocytic Astrocytoma and to assess the …

Imaging characteristics of pilomyxoid astrocytomas in comparison with pilocytic astrocytomas

IH Lee, JH Kim, YL Suh, H Eo, HJ Shin, SY Yoo… - European journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a recently described astrocytic tumor that has
been previously diagnosed as pilocytic astrocytoma (PA). The purpose of this study was to …

Pediatric cerebellar pilomyxoid-spectrum astrocytomas: Report of 2 cases

JA Forbes, BC Mobley, TM O'Lynnger… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Pediatric cerebellar astrocytomas with pilomyxoid features include classic pilomyxoid
astrocytomas (PMAs) and intermediate pilomyxoid tumors (IPTs). Since the original …

Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the cervical spinal cord in a child with rapid progression into glioblastoma: case report and literature review

D Paraskevopoulos, I Patsalas, G Karkavelas… - Child's Nervous …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a recently described glial tumor with
similarities to pilocytic astrocytomas, yet with distinct histopathological characteristics and a …

Use of T2 signal intensity of cerebellar neoplasms in pediatric patients to guide preoperative staging of the neuraxis

JA Forbes, LB Chambless, JG Smith… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object The question of whether to obtain routine or selective preoperative imaging of the
neuraxis in pediatric patients with cerebellar neoplasms remains a controversial topic …

Cranial pilocytic astrocytoma with spinal drop metastasis in an adult: case report and literature review

A Munshey, J Moore, C Maclean, A Longano… - World Neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is a benign neoplasm that typically occurs in the
brain within the pediatric and adolescent age groups and is uncommon in adults. It rarely …

Clinico‐pathological feature of pilomyxoid astrocytomas: three case reports

M Nagaishi, H Yokoo, J Hirato, Y Yoshimoto… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a newly identified variant of pilocytic astrocytoma (PA). We
report three cases of PMA with comparison to seven cases of PA in terms of their …

Sustained response to weekly vinblastine in 2 children with pilomyxoid astrocytoma associated with diencephalic syndrome

G Singh, XC Wei, W Hader, JA Chan… - Journal of pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Diencephalic syndrome (DS) related to hypothalamic/chiasmatic region tumor has mainly
been reported with low-grade glioma. We described 2 young children with DS related to …

[HTML][HTML] Primary pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the thoracolumbar spinal cord in an adult

L Wu, T Yang, C Yang, Y Xu - Neurology India, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Sir, Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a rare tumor that was previously classified as pilocytic
astrocytoma (PA) because of similar histological features.[1] Compared with PA, PMA …