Journal article
Intracranial Dissemination from Spinal Cord Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, Vol.47(1), pp.68-70
01/01/2010
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2010.47.1.68
PMCID: PMC2817520
PMID: 20157383
Abstract
We report a case of intracranial dissemination developing approximately 4 months after partial removal of a spinal cord anplastic astrocytoma in a 22-year-old male. He presented with paraplegia on initial admission at a local hospital. Spinal magnetic resonance (MR) images disclosed multiple intramedullary lesions at the T3-11. The tumor was partially removed. The final histologic diagnosis was anaplastic astrocytoma. Four months after the operation, he was admitted with the symptoms of headache and deterioration of consciousness. MR images showed enhanced lesions in the anterior horn of the left lateral ventricle, and septum pellucidum. He underwent computed tomography-guided stereotactic biopsy and histological appearance was consistent with anaplastic astrocytoma. The clinical course indicates that the tumor originated in the spinal cord and extended into the subarachnoid space, first the spinal canal and later intracranial.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intracranial Dissemination from Spinal Cord Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Creators
- Seong Man Jeong - Korea UniversityYong Gu Chung - Korea UniversityJang Bo Lee - Korea UniversityIl Young Shin - Korea University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, Vol.47(1), pp.68-70
- DOI
- 10.3340/jkns.2010.47.1.68
- PMID
- 20157383
- PMCID
- PMC2817520
- NLM abbreviation
- J Korean Neurosurg Soc
- ISSN
- 2005-3711
- eISSN
- 1598-7876
- Publisher
- The Korean Neurosurgical Society
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984460341602771
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