Low grade glioma in an adult patient with Sotos syndrome.

J Clin Neurosci

Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7LJ, UK; Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address:

Published: February 2015

Sotos syndrome is a rare overgrowth syndrome with an increased risk of tumorigenesis. To our knowledge we report the first case of astrocytoma in an adult patient with Sotos syndrome and describe the clinical course.

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