Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma with predominantly exophytic growth: case report

Yasushi Miyagi, M.D., Ph.D.,* Satoshi O. Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.,‡ Toru Iwaki, M.D., Ph.D.,‡ Fumio Shima, M.D., Ph.D.,§ Katsuya Ishido, M.D.,* Takehisa Araki, M.D., Ph.D.† and Kazufumi Kamikaseda, M.D., Ph.D.* *Departments of Neurosurgery and †Neurology, Kaizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; ‡Departments of Neuropathology and §Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan