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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1981;10(1): 261-268. |
A Case of Large Oligodendroglioma in Child. |
In Ho Chung, Hee Jung Yoon, See Heon Song, Youn Kim, Je G Chi |
1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejeon, Korea. 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
Oligodendrolioma constitutes 3-12% of intracranial gliomas and is a slowly growing, benign tumor. Though uncommon in childhood and adolescenee, most tumors are idertified in the adult with peak at the age of 40 years. It has a predilection for frontal lobe and shows characteristic microscopic findings. Calcareous deposits arre demonstrated radiologically in 40-60%. The authors have experienced a case of large oligodendroglioma arising from the right parietal lobe in child and reviewed the literatures. |
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