American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 17, Issue 9 1691-1694, Copyright © 1996 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Spontaneous decrease of a pilocytic astrocytoma in neurofibromatosis type 1
EL Leisti, J Pyhtinen and M Poyhonen
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Oulu, Finland.
A patient with type 1 neurofibromatosis was followed up with neuroimaging over a period of 12 years. A spontaneous decrease in the size of a histologically verified pilocytic astrocytoma was documented on serial CT and MR examinations. Subsequent studies showed the development of a lesion in the contralateral hemisphere with mass effect and contrast enhancement. Results of a biopsy disclosed normal brain tissue; follow-up imaging showed a spontaneous decrease in the size of this abnormality.
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