CASE REPORT: 17 YEARS SURVIVAL RATE AFTER RADICAL RESECTION OF CEREBELLAR PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA

  • Valkov Iliya MD PhD. , Neurosurgery Clinic, University Hospital “Dr. G. Stransky” Pleven
  • Ovcharov Mladen Neurosurgery Clinic, University Hospital “Dr. G. Stransky” Pleven
  • Angelov Dimitar Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital “Dr. G. Stransky “Pleven
Keywords: pilocytic astrocytoma

Abstract

A case report is presented to approve 17 years survival after Nafziger- Town operation of a boy, aged 5, 5 years, diagnosed with cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma. Ventriculo- peritoneal (VP) shunt is applied a week before the radical operation. Pre and postoperative (17 years after) computed tomographic scans (CT) as well as histological verification.

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2016-03-25
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Valkov Iliya, Ovcharov Mladen, & Angelov Dimitar. (2016). CASE REPORT: 17 YEARS SURVIVAL RATE AFTER RADICAL RESECTION OF CEREBELLAR PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA. World Science, 2(3(7), 10-11. Retrieved from https://rsglobal.pl/index.php/ws/article/view/1023
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