CASE REPORT
Year : 2015 | Volume
: 17 | Issue : 2 | Page : 148--150
Pilocytic astrocytoma masquerading as cerebeller abscess in a case of VSD with eisenmenger's syndrome : A rare case report
KI Mathai1, V Vibhakar2, Ananthkrishnan3, Kushal Bhatia4
1 Consultant & HOD, Surgery & Neurosurgery, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India
2 Classified specialist Surgery, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India
3 Classified specialist Med & Cardiology, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India
4 Resident, Surgery INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
K I Mathai
Consultant & HOD, Surgery & Neurosurgery, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai
India
Congenital cyanotic heart disease patients have increased risk of brain abscess via haematogenous spread. We report the case of a middle aged Lady with Eisenmenger's complex suspected of having a cerebellar abscess clinically and radiologically. But intraoperatively found to have a Pilocytic astrocytoma. This case highlights the difficulty in differentiating between an abscess and tumour at times on imaging. To the best of our knowledge, no association between VSD and Pilocytic astrocytoma has been described in literature.
How to cite this article:
Mathai K I, Vibhakar V, Ananthkrishnan, Bhatia K. Pilocytic astrocytoma masquerading as cerebeller abscess in a case of VSD with eisenmenger's syndrome : A rare case report.J Mar Med Soc 2015;17:148-150
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Mathai K I, Vibhakar V, Ananthkrishnan, Bhatia K. Pilocytic astrocytoma masquerading as cerebeller abscess in a case of VSD with eisenmenger's syndrome : A rare case report. J Mar Med Soc [serial online] 2015 [cited 2023 Feb 6 ];17:148-150
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