Spinal low-grade neoplasm with leptomeningeal dissemination mimicking tuberculous meningitis in a child
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Hac Ahmet Demir & Ali Varan & Canan Akyüz & Figen Sِylemezoًlu & Ayenur Cila & Münevver Büyükpamukçu
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Spinal seeding of primary malignant intracranial tumors via CSF is common. However, this is rare in low-grade glial tumors. Cranial leptomeningeal metastasis of primary spinal cord low-grade gliomas at diagnosis or relapse is extremely rare. Leptomeningeal metastasis of spinal cord lowgrade tumors may mimic tuberculous meningitis in children. A patient with primary spinal cord low-grade neoplasm mimicked tuberculous meningitis is presented. The patient successfully treated with chemoradiotherapy. At the end of 19-month follow-up, diffuse leptomeningeal infiltration and a dural mass compatible with relapse developed. Chemoradiotherapy was started.
Childs Nerv Syst (2011) 27:187–192 DOI 10.1007/s00381-010-1218-7 Received: 10 May 2010 / Accepted: 24 June 2010 / Published online: 16 July 2010
