title: Oligodendroglioma of the fourth ventricle with intracranial and spinal oligodendrogliomatosis: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pitt
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Reeve
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cowie
mesh_terms: 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*