Intracranial seeding from an intramedullary malignant astrocytoma.
The authors report a case of intracranial seeding from a spinal intramedullary astrocytoma. The possible mechanisms of seeding and the literature are reviewed.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*