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Pathological Case of the Month
R. K. Vasishta, MD, FRCPath;
Nandita Kakkar, MD;
P. Singhi, MD;
A. K. Banjerjee, MD, FRCPath
From the Departments of Histopathology (Drs Vasishta, Kakkar, and Banjerjee) and Pediatrics (Dr Singhi), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:517-518.
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A 1-YEAR-OLD BOY had a history of fever, poor feeding, lethargy, and irritability for 1 month. Computed tomographic scans of the head revealed a right infratentorial hyperdense irregular cystic mass with hydrocephalus (Figure 1). Cerebrospinal fluid revealed no leukocytes; protein, 40 g/L; glucose, 4.4 mmol/L (blood glucose, 5.5 mmol/L); and negative findings from Gram stain and sterile culture. A clinical diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis with tuberculoma and hydrocephalus was made. Shunt surgery was performed, but the infant had a cardiac arrest. A brain autopsy was performed (Figure 2, Figure 3, and Figure 4).
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Diagnosis and Discussion: Cystic Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma of Infancy
Figure 1. Cystic tumor (6 x 5 x 4.5 cm) in the right cerebellum. The largest cyst measures 3 cm in diameter and is filled with . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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