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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a recently described rare tumor which is a variant of pilocytic astrocytoma (PA). It exhibits a more aggressive behavior than PA. Spinal cord PMA has been reported in two articles in the past and none of the reported case had extraneural metastasis. We report on a female child with cervical cord PMA with diffuse leptomeningeal metastasis involving the brain and spinal cord. Two years later she presented with peritoneal carcinomatoses which was consistent with metastatic tumor via a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. This case confirms the aggressive behavior of PMA and makes clinicians aware of the possibility of extraneural, peritoneal metastasis through a VP shunt.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0174-304X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the spinal cord with cerebrospinal fluid and peritoneal metastasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-0842, USA. sahayini@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports