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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
A 58-year-old male with malignant astrocytoma in the right parietal lobe developed ascending spinal dysfunction 15 months after subtotal resection of the primary lesion. He was treated by postoperative radiation and combined chemotherapy. Autopsy revealed extensive spinal necrosis affecting the level below the lower cervical region. Microscopic examination demonstrated diffuse leptomeningeal metastasis of glioma cells to the whole spine. There was no previous report in the literature of massive myelomalacia attributable to leptomeningeal dissemination an astrocytic supratentorial tumour. Clinical and neuropathological findings suggested that disturbance of venous drainage of the spinal cord might be responsible for myelomalacia in this case.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
93
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
146-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Extensive spinal necrosis with spinal leptomeningeal dissemination of cerebral astrocytoma. Case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports