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Pathological Case of the Month
Atilano Lacson, MD;
Kenneth Washington, MD;
Gerald Tuite, MD;
Robert Nuttall, MD
From the Department of Surgery, Division of Pathology (Drs Lacson and Washington), Division of Neurosurgery (Dr Tuite), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Radiology (Dr Nutall), All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:851-852.
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A PREVIOUSLY healthy 6-year-old boy received lamotrigine after examination for seizures involving the left face and arms. Cranial computed tomography showed a probable brain tumor. Surgery was deferred because of family relocation. On examination 3 months later, he was awake, alert, and had no focal neurological signs. A repeated magnetic resonance imaging study revealed a densely enhancing focal lesion in the right parietal region with mild edema of the underlying white matter (Figure 1). Additionally, he had mild maxillary and ethmoid sinus disease. He underwent a right frontal craniotomy under Stealth guidance. The lesion was partly adherent to the overlying dura mater and was within a portion of the premotor cortex, which was excised. The entire lesion was resected. Biopsy findings revealed a lesion that was well-demarcated from the surrounding brain and consisted of islands and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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