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Intraoperative findings and the initial histopathological evaluation revealed marked granular cell proliferation, leading to a provisional diagnosis of granular cell astrocytoma. Notably, the classical histological features of pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) were not evident. However, molecular profiling identified a\n                    <jats:italic>KIAA1549::BRAF<\/jats:italic>\n                    fusion, prompting diagnostic reconsideration. Re\u2010evaluation of the histopathological findings in conjunction with the molecular results supported an integrated diagnosis consistent with PA. This case highlights the marked morphological variability of PA and demonstrates that pediatric spinal circumscribed astrocytic gliomas with granular cell\u2010like morphology may closely mimic granular cell tumors or granular cell astrocytomas. 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