A case of an elderly adult presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a rare hemorrhagic suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma

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Sekula, R. F., Jr. [1 ]
Marchan, E. M. [1 ]
Quigley, M. R. [1 ]
Frederickson, A. M. [1 ]
Pu, C. [2 ]
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[1] Drexel Univ, Coll Med, Allegheny Gen Hosp, Dept Neurosurg,Allegheny Neurosci Inst, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 USA
[2] Drexel Univ, Coll Med, Allegheny Gen Hosp, Allegheny Neurosci Inst,Dept Neuropathol, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 USA
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pilocytic astrocytoma; hemorrhage; adult; suprasellar;
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In this report, we present a 65-year-old man who presented with signs and symptoms consistent with impending brain herniation. Emergent imaging revealed a hyperdense mass in the suprasellar region. Urgent surgery was performed and final pathology eventuated a pilocytic astrocytoma. Although rare cases of suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma in children and adults have been reported, we report an interesting case of a hemorrhagic suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma in an elderly adult (without prior anticoagulant use) causing impending brain herniation secondary to obstructive hydrocephalus.
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