Craniospinal dissemination in teratocarcinosarcoma.

Autor: Tchoyoson Lim CC; Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore. tchoyoson_lim@nni.com.sg, Thiagarajan A, Sim CS, Khoo ML, Shakespeare TP, Ng I
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of neurosurgery [J Neurosurg] 2008 Aug; Vol. 109 (2), pp. 321-4.
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/8/0321
Abstrakt: There have been fewer than 60 cases of malignant teratocarcinosarcoma (TCS) described in the literature, usually arising in the nose and paranasal sinuses. The authors report on a patient who presented with neurological symptoms caused by a frontal lobe TCS, and in whom widespread spinal tumor dissemination developed. In rare cases, TCSs can occur with a predominantly cranial and neurological presentation and spread to the spinal canal.
Databáze: MEDLINE