Pilocytic astrocytoma with spontaneous malignant transformation with intracranial and skeletal dissemination: case report and review of the literature

Subhas K. Konara Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

B. N. Nandeeshb Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

M. Sandhyac Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

N. Chandanac Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

B. Indira Devia Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

Dhananjaya I. Bhata Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]

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