Frank Y, Schwartz S B, Epstein N E, Beresford H R
Department of Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y.
Pediatr Neurosci. 1989;15(5):265-8. doi: 10.1159/000120480.
Brain stem glioma is the third most common childhood brain tumor, comprising 10-15% of this group of neoplasms. Typical presenting symptoms include ataxia, diplopia and headache, while signs of increased intracranial pressure occur later in the clinical course. Although prolonged failure to thrive, characterized by cachexia and vomiting are rare manifestations of brain stem lesions, in this study we report a 9.5-year-old boy with failure to thrive since infancy which remitted after excision of a brain stem astrocytoma.
脑干胶质瘤是儿童第三常见的脑肿瘤，占该组肿瘤的10%-15%。典型的临床表现包括共济失调、复视和头痛，而颅内压升高的体征在病程后期出现。虽然以恶病质和呕吐为特征的长期生长发育迟缓是脑干病变的罕见表现，但在本研究中，我们报告了一名9.5岁自婴儿期起就生长发育迟缓的男孩，其在切除脑干星形细胞瘤后病情缓解。
