Abstract
A case of circumferential leptomeningeal metastasis to the spinal cord from an intracranial glioblastoma multiforme (spinal meningeal gliomatosis) is presented. The clinical, radiographic, and pathological features are described. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid accurately demonstrated the spread of disease when compared with autopsy findings. The value of spinal magnetic resonance imaging in patients with symptoms attributable to cerebrospinal fluid metastases is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 377-380 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Surgical neurology |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1991 |
Keywords
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- Leptomeningeal
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Metastasis
- Seeding