Oligodendroglioma of the fourth ventricle with intracranial and spinal oligodendrogliomatosis: a case report.
We report a case of oligodendroglioma of the fourth ventricle complicated by disseminated intracranial and spinal oligodendrogliomatosis. This is further evidence that primary oligodendrogliomas arising in close proximity to the cerebrospinal pathway have a predilection for spontaneous dissemination. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hydrocephalus and myelopathy.
Pitt
M A
MA
Department of Histopathology, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
Jones
A W
AW
Reeve
R S
RS
Cowie
R A
RA
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*