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Case Reports
. 1984 Jul 15;54(2):353-6.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840715)54:2<353::aid-cncr2820540229>3.0.co;2-r.

Spinal metastases. A rare mode of presentation of brain tumors

G H Pezeshkpour, J M Henry, V W Armbrustmacher
Case Reports

Spinal metastases. A rare mode of presentation of brain tumors

G H Pezeshkpour et al. Cancer. .

Abstract

An analysis of more than 18,000 primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors revealed only 18 cases (0.01%) in which dropped spinal metastases had caused the presenting symptoms. This group included 11 males and 7 females in whom there was no history of surgical intervention or irradiation. Primitive neuroectodermal tumors ( PNET , medulloblastoma), comprised the largest group (11 patients) followed by high-grade astrocytomas (anaplastic and glioblastoma) (5 patients). One case each of germinoma and ependymoma were also identified. The clinicopathologic data of these cases, and a brief review of the literature are presented.

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