Recurrence of Pilocytic Astrocytoma Responding to Chemohormonal Treatment

Chaco AG, Prabhu K, Nayak R, Jonathan E and Subhashini P

Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College, India
Department of Neurosurgery, John Square Hospital, Bangladesh

^*Correspondance to: Subhashini Prabhakar 

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Abstract:

Background: Pilocytic astrocytoma or juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma or cystic cerebeller astrocytoma is a brain tumour that occurs more often in children and young adults. The tumours are usually slow growing and benign. The recurrence sometimes huge.
Case Report: In 2008, a 17yrs old young lady was evaluated for headache & vomiting. She was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma. She underwent a parietal craniotomy & excision followed by adjuvant radiation 50Gy in 25F from 19/10/2008 to 19/11/2008 in Dhaka. (No preoperative imaging was available). In 2017 January she developed huge recurrence involving right parietal area thalamus, having obstructive hydrocephalus. She was rendered unresectable, started palliative chemohormonal therapies. She responded well still surviving for 15 months.
Conclusion: Chemohormonal therapy could prolong survival in unresectable recurrent pilocytic astrocytoma.

Keywords:

Pilocytic Astrocytoma; Chemohormonal Therapy; Cerebeller Astrocytoma

Cite the Article:

Chaco AG, Prabhu K, Nayak R, Jonathan E, Subhashini P. Recurrence of Pilocytic Astrocytoma Responding to Chemohormonal Treatment. Clin Case Rep Int. 2019; 3: 1089.