A Case of Mistaken Identity

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Identifier walsh_2013_s4_c4-1
Title A Case of Mistaken Identity
Creator Lindsey B. De Lott, Patricia L. Robertson, Suresh K. Mukherji, Andrew P. Lieberman, Jonathan Daniel Trobe, MD, Michigan University
Subject High-grade glioma; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Magnetic resonance imaging
Pathology Microvascular proliferation, infiltrative growth, mitotic figures, areas of necrosis, and a MIB-1 proliferation index of 22%, characteristics of a high-grade glioma.
Disease/Diagnosis High-grade glioma
Clinical Horizontal nystagmus with a rare vertical component and ordered a brain MRI that demonstrated a suprasellar mass, prompting hospital admission.
Presenting Symptom A healthy 6-month old boy was sent to a pediatric neurologist because his parents had noted irregular eye movements for 1 month.
Neuroimaging MRI; CT Scan
Treatment Multi-Drug Chemotherapy
Date 2013-02-10
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 45th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 2013 Walsh Session, February 10
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS), Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL
ARK ark:/87278/s6nk6bmr
Contributor Primary Thurtell, Matthew J
Contributor Secondary Van Stavern, Gregory P
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 179177
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nk6bmr
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