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Tectal Glioma, Transverse section through midbrain

Last updated on Wednesday, April 8 2009 by gliageek

Tectal Glioma, Transverse section through midbrain

Despite its circumscribed nature and slow growth pattern, proximity of these astrocytomas to the cerebral aqueduct leads to noncommunicating hydrocephalus with accompanying signs of increased intracranial pressure.

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