Clinical histopathological, tomographic and by magnetic resonance characterization of patients under 15 years with brain tumors

Authors

  • Mildredis Cala Irén Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Santiago de Cuba
  • Laura María Pons Porrata Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Santiago de Cuba
  • Raúl Domínguez Piorno Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Santiago de Cuba
  • Javier Salomón López Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

child, intracraneal neoplasm, CT scan, magnetic resonance, secondary health care.

Abstract

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 25 patients under 15 years with confirmed diagnosis of intracraneal neoplasm was carried out, who were assisted in the Southern Children Hospital inSantiago de Cuba, from January, 2010 to June,2013, inorder to characterize them according to clinical histopathological and imagenologic criteria. In the series there was a prevalence of 1-5 years age group, male sex, infratentorial localization and medium size neoplasms. From the clinical point of view, the tumors caused convulsions, papilledema and vomits. Through the CT scan, hypodense and hyperintense images were observed in T2 and Flair and through magnetic resonance, hypointense images in T1 were observed in almost all the affected patients. The astrocytoma was the histological prevalent type mainly in the infratentorial localization and in children aged 1-5.   

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Author Biography

Mildredis Cala Irén, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Santiago de Cuba

especialista de II grado en Imagenoloía

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2017-07-10

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Cala Irén M, Pons Porrata LM, Domínguez Piorno R, Salomón López J. Clinical histopathological, tomographic and by magnetic resonance characterization of patients under 15 years with brain tumors. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2017 Jul. 10 [cited 2025 Jul. 12];21(7). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1399

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Vol. 21 No. 7 (2017): MEDISAN

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