Intracranial Pilocytic Astrocytoma with Spinal Drop Metastasis in an adolescent: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Shekhar Kumar Keshri and Satyendra Narayan Sinha^*

Department of Radiation Oncology, Paras HMRI, Patna, India

*Corresponding Author:

Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Department of Radiation Oncology,
Paras HMRI, Patna
E-mail: dr.satyendra4u@gmail.com

Received: August 30, 2021, Manuscript No: COCR-21-10421;
Editor assigned: September 02, 2021, PreQC No: P-10421;
Reviewed: October 03, 2021, QC No: Q-10421;
Revised: December 22, 2021, Manuscript No: R-10421;
Published: January 10, 2022, DOI: 10.4172/cocr.5(1).211

Citation: Keshri SK, Sinha SN, et al. (2022) Intracranial Pilocytic Astrocytoma with Spinal Drop Metastasis in an Adolescent: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Clin Oncol Case Rep 5:1

Pilocytic Astrocytoma (PA) is a low grade benign tumor that rarely spread along the neuraxis. In this report, we described our experience with cranial pilocytic astrocytoma in a 14-year-old child, who initially treated with near total decompression of tumor and kept on close follow up. Four and half years later, recurrence of primary tumor with obstructive hydrocephalus occurred for which he underwent ventriculo-peritoneal shunt followed by re-excision. This time during planning for adjuvant radiotherapy, screening MRI spine revealed spinal drop metastasis for which he was planned for Craniospinal Irradiation (CSI).