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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Karaca, Metehan
• Andrieu, Meltem Nalca
• Hicsonmez, Ayse
• Guney, Yildiz
• Kurtman, Cengiz

Titel

Cases of glioblastoma multiforme metastasizing to spinal cord

Ist Teil von

• Neurology India, 2006-10, Vol.54 (4), p.428-430

Ort / Verlag

India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Cases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) metastasizing to the leptomeninx or the intramedullary spine are quite rare and prognoses are relatively poor. We present three cases of GBM with spinal metastasis, one of which also had leptomeningeal dissemination. Three patients with GBM were admitted to our clinic for postoperative radiotherapy after surgery. Leptomeningeal metastasis and dissemination were diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging. Radiotherapy provided only temporary relief from pain with small improvement in neurological deficit but no survival advantage.