Spinal glioblastoma multiforme of the conus medullaris with holocordal and intracranial spread in a child: A case report and review of the literature

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mori, Kanji ^a   Imai, Shinji ^a   Shimizu, Junji ^a   Taga, Takashi ^a   Ishida, Mitsuaki ^a   Matsusue, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; Child; Conus medullaris; Glioblastoma multiforme; Holocord

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; GADOLINIUM; METHOTREXATE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

AUTOLOGOUS PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPESTHESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY STALK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR REGRESSION; URINE RETENTION; WALKING AID; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 84856429521     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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