Pilocytic astrocytoma presenting as an orbital encephalocele: A case report

Amy Bruzek; Daniel Shepherd; Jamie Van Gompel; Mark Jentoft

doi:10.1159/000381943

Pilocytic astrocytoma presenting as an orbital encephalocele: A case report

Amy Bruzek, Daniel Shepherd, Jamie Van Gompel, Mark Jentoft

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We describe the case of a 29-year-old male who presented with new-onset seizures. He was subsequently found to have an orbital encephalocele containing a focus of pilocytic astrocytoma. We believe that this is the first report of a pilocytic astrocytoma located within the orbit that did not originate from the optic pathway. It is also the first case of a pilocytic astrocytoma completely contained within an encephalocele. This case suggests a close pathological examination of encephaloceles for underlying diseases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	90-94
Number of pages	5
Journal	Case Reports in Neurology
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000381943
State	Published - May 22 2015

Keywords

Anterior encephalocele
Orbital encephalocele
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Traumatic encephalocele

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Clinical Neurology

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