Astrocitoma Cerebeloso Pilocítico. A propósito de un caso / Cerebellar Pylocitic Astrocytoma. A case report

Authors

  • Juan Manuel Zaldívar Rodríguez Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Neurología. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Instructor. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Docente Pepe Portilla.
  • Jackeline Sosa Hernández Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y residente de psiquiatría Infarto Juvenil. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Instructora. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Docente Pepe Portilla.
  • Ramón Basabe Guerra Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Neurocirugía. Instructor. Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaria Cuadrado.

Abstract

El astrocitoma cerebeloso pilocítico representa el 20% de los tumores intracraneales en la infancia, generalmente son benignos y de crecimiento lento, que aparecen a cualquiera edad; es más frecuente entre los 5 y los 9 años de edad y uno de los más benignos de la infancia. Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 6 años de edad, atendida en la consulta externa de neurología del Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Pepe Portilla de Pinar del Río, por un cuadro de cefalea, vómitos e inestabilidad de la marcha. Se le realizan varias investigaciones y diagnostica un astrocitoma cerebeloso pilocítico por tomografía simple de cráneo. Se opera y logra una evolución satisfactoria de la paciente.

DeCS: ASTROCITOMA/diagnóstico.

ABSTRACT

Cerebellar Pylocitic Astrocytoma represents 20% of the intracranial tumors in childhood, generally benign and with a slow-growth, and can appear at any age; it is more frequent from 5 to 9 years old and one of the most benign tumors in this stage of life. A 6-year old female patient was referred to the outpatient neurology service at "Pepe Postilla" Provincial Children Hospital, Pinar del Rio. The patient suffered from headache, vomits and unstable gait. Several investigations were performed and the diagnosis of Cerebellar Pylocitic Astrocytoma was corroborated using a simple skull tomography. The patient underwent a surgery with satisfactory evolution.

DeCS: Astrocytoma/diagnosis.

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2011-07-01

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Zaldívar Rodríguez JM, Sosa Hernández J, Basabe Guerra R. Astrocitoma Cerebeloso Pilocítico. A propósito de un caso / Cerebellar Pylocitic Astrocytoma. A case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2026 Jan. 2];15(2):275-80. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/778

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2011)

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CASE REPORTS

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