A case of primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis predominantly involving the cervical spinal cord and mimicking chronic meningitis.

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Author	Heijink, Dilara Savci Urgun, Kamran Sav, Aydin Şeker, Aşkin Konya, Deniz
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Gliomas may rarely arise in the leptomeninges without any evidence of intraaxial involvement. A case of primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis (PDLG) histologically diagnosed as oligoastrocytoma is presented. A 50-year-old woman presented with nausea, vomiting and headache. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cranium and cervical region revealed dural thickening starting from the craniocervical junction to the level of C4 without any parenchymal lesions. CSF examination showed an increase in protein and decrease in glucose levels. There were neither any kind of atypical cells nor any kind of growth in bacterial cultures. The patient underwent biopsy at the level of C1 for diagnosis. The specimen was diagnosed as primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis, with phenotypic features of astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma.
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PubMed reference number	22274977v1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2658-09.1
DOI	10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.2658-09.1
Journal	Turkish neurosurgery
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	1
Language	English
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Subject Keyword	Arachnoid Cysts Astrocytoma Bone structure of cranium Cervical spinal cord structure Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Glioma Gliomatosis cerebri Glucose Headache Leptomeninges Magnetic Resonance Imaging Meningitis Mixed Oligodendroglioma-Astrocytoma Nausea Neck Patients Specimen Vomiting Well Differentiated Oligodendroglioma
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