Diffuse cerebrospinal gliomatosis. Case report.
A case of diffuse cerebrospinal gliomatosis is presented, with widespread involvement of the brain, cranial nerves, and spinal cord. This showed a far more extensive distribution of tumor cells than previously reported cases of gliomatosis cerebri. The clinical picture and oncogenesis of gliomatosis cerebri is briefly discussed.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*