FAHRS DISEASE-ASSOCIATED WITH ASTROCYTIC PROLIFERATION AND ASTROCYTOMA

被引:13
作者
ANG, LC
ROZDILSKY, B
ALPORT, EC
TCHANG, S
机构
[1] UNIV SASKATCHEWAN, DEPT MED IMAGING, SASKATOON S7N 0W0, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
[2] ROYAL UNIV HOSP SASKATOON, SASKATOON, SK, CANADA
[3] PASQUA HOSP, DEPT PATHOL, REGINA S4T 1A5, SK, CANADA
来源
SURGICAL NEUROLOGY | 1993年 / 39卷 / 05期
关键词
FAHRS DISEASE; CEREBRAL CALCIFICATION; STRIOPALLIDO-DENTATE CALCINOSIS; ASTROCYTOSIS; ASTROCYTOMA;
D O I
10.1016/0090-3019(93)90201-B
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
This report documents the neuropathological findings of astrocytic proliferation and astrocytoma in a patient with Fahr's disease. At autopsy, there was extensive bilateral symmetrical calcification involving basal ganglia, sulcal depth of the cerebral cortex, and dentate nuclei of the cerebellum. A large low-grade astrocytoma was identified in the left parietal lobe. Astrocytic proliferation was also noted in the areas of early calcification and at the margins of large calcareous deposits, away from the tumor.
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页码:365 / 369
页数:5
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