Table 1 Details of the previous cases reported in literature
Author & Year | Age (yrs), Sex | Presentation | Histological Findings | Site | Size (cm) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbott, 1955 [5] | 43, F | headaches, seizures, hemiparesis | astrocytoma | rt hemisphere | NA | well post-op. |
Sumi, 1968 [6] | 61, M | confusion | astrocytoma | insula | NA | died, 6 mos |
Horoupian, 1979 [7] | 49, F | seizures, headaches, hemiplegia | astrocytoma | rt fronto-parietal | 5 | well, 12 mos |
Shuangshoti, 1984 [8] | 49, F | visual loss | mixed glioma | para-sellar | 3.5 | no recurrence |
Bailey, 1985 [4] | 39, M | memory loss, seizure | glioblastoma | lt fronto-parietal | 7.5 | died, 13 mos |
Sceats, 1986 [3] | 53, F | ataxia, 8th nerve palsy | astrocytoma | lt cerebello-pontine angle; | 2 | well post-op. |
Kakita, 1992 [9] | 74, F | difficulty in walking, sleep | glioblastoma | lt parietal | NA | died, 2 mos |
Krief, 1994 [10] | 26, F | seizures | glioma | lt parietal | NA | NA |
Opeskin, 1994 [11] | 59, M | headaches | astrocytoma | cerebellum | 2 | died, 7 mos |
Ng, 1998 [12] | 79, M | partial seizures | fibrillary astrocytoma | lt temporo-parietal | 5 | died, 1 mos |
Sell, 2000 [13] | 62, M | headache, diplopia, nausea, ataxia | high-grade astrocytoma | rt hemisphere, lt occipital lobe, both thalami | 2,5 | died, 4 mos |
Cirak, 2000 [14] | 2, F | weight loss, apnea attacks | astrocytoma | brainstem | NA | NA |
Wakabayashi, 2002 [15] | 33, M | seizures, headaches | glioblastoma | frontal | 6 | metastasis to the femur 39 months after craniotomy |
| Â | 72, M | seizures, headaches | oligodendroglioma | frontal | 4 | recurrence, 8 mos |
| Â | 72, F | seizures | glioblastoma | lt parietal | 5 | recurrence, 11 mos |
De Tommasi, 2007 [Present case] | 78, F | seizures and aphasia | polycystic astrocytoma | lt fronto-parietal | 7 | no recurrence, 24 mos |