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Case Reports
. 2005 Apr;21(4):317-21.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-1018-z. Epub 2004 Sep 30.

Association of a fetal quadrigeminal cyst with a possibly congenital thalamic astrocytoma

C Kondageski  1 , A Pierre-Kahn, B Carbonne, F Brunelle
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Case Reports

Association of a fetal quadrigeminal cyst with a possibly congenital thalamic astrocytoma

C Kondageski et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2005 Apr.

Abstract

Case report: This article reports on the exceptional association of a fetal quadrigeminal malformative cyst with a possibly congenital pilocytic astrocytoma of the pulvinar. Both the cyst and the tumor required treatment due to their postnatal growth.

Discussion: Treatment modalities and difficulties are emphasized, as well as the difficulties of prenatal counseling.

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