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Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the spinal cord in an adult

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We report a 45-year old woman with a pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) of the cervical spinal cord with a rapid clinical course and fatal outcome. Moreover, two family members of the patient were reported to have brainstem tumours with similar histopathological features. This may be the first report of familial PMAs.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

    A. Sajadi, T.-L. C. Lu & J. M. Duff

  2. Institute of Pathology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

    R.-C. Janzer

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Correspondence to A. Sajadi.

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Correspondence: Dr. Ali Sajadi, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Sajadi, A., Janzer, RC., Lu, TL. et al. Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the spinal cord in an adult. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 150, 729–731 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-008-1605-y

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