Glioblastoma multiforme intraxial metastasis to the conus medullaris with primary disease under control: a rare unexpected finding.

G Sabatino, G M Della Pepa, G Esposito, A Brodbelt

Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

British journal of neurosurgery 2013 Jun

filter terms:

We report on glioblastoma multiple spinal intraaxial metastases with primary disease radiologically under control. The case highlights glioblastoma biological behavior and spread mechanisms; dissemination may have occurred initially and been controlled by chemotherapy, or more likely, is an indicator that even if radiologically dormant, disease is unlikely biologically inactive.

Citation

G Sabatino, G M Della Pepa, G Esposito, A Brodbelt. Glioblastoma multiforme intraxial metastasis to the conus medullaris with primary disease under control: a rare unexpected finding. British journal of neurosurgery. 2013 Jun;27(3):388-9

PMID: 23131149

View Full Text