Spinal low-grade neoplasm with leptomeningeal dissemination mimicking tuberculous meningitis in a child
CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.187-192, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00381-010-1218-7
- Dergi Adı: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-192
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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 low-grade 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.