ASTROBLASTOMA IN A YOUNG FEMALE PATIENT: ABOUT A CASE
Dohoué Patricia Eliane Agbanglanon*, Evrard Seka, Siham Jaba, Wilfried Mosse, Davy N’chiepo, Gaël Kietga, Hafsa Elouazzani, Nadia Cherradi and Noureddine Benjaafar
ABSTRACT
Astroblastoma is an uncommon glial tumor predominantly diagnosed in children and young adults, with female preponderance. It shares almost the same clinical and radiologic features with the other glial neoplasm. Histologically, astroblastomas can be graded as either a low-grade (Well differenciated astroblastoma) or high-grade (Anaplastic/ malignant) variant. Due to its rarity, the treatment is not codified. Upfront surgery however play a major role in the management of these tumors, and the prognosis is sometimes closely related to the completeness of the resection. The role of adjuvant therapy is still subject of controversies particularly in the low-grade subset. We report a case of 36-year-old female patient with a low-grade astroblastoma who underwent incomplete resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy with a good 3 years local control.
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