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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 49-53 |
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Pediatric high-grade astrocytoma with piloid features of the spinal cord: A report of two cases and literature review
Beibei Yu1, Yang Lu2, Linkai Jing2, Guihuai Wang2
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
2 Department of Neurosurgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Guihuai Wang
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University, Changping, Litanglu 168, Beijing - 102 218
China
Mr. Linkai Jing
Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clincal Medicine, Tsinghua University, Changping, Litanglu 168, Beijing 102218
China
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/glioma.glioma_10_21
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Although the 2021 World Health Organization classification update of the central nervous system tumors redefined "pilomyxoid astrocytoma" as high-grade astrocytoma with piloid features (HGAP), the craniocerebral HGAP exhibits poorer clinical outcomes when compared to pilocytic astrocytoma. However, in the spinal cord, the paucity of information of HGAP cases inhibits the judgment of prognosis and optimal management approaches for patients with spinal HGAP. Here, we summarized the clinical characteristics, management methods, and prognosis of ten cases of spinal HGAP reported in the literature and two cases of spinal HGAP who underwent tumor surgery in our institution. Here, the detailed clinical information we provided may help clinical decision-making for such rare childhood lesions. This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees in our institution on June 29, 2021.
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