title: Fibrosarcoma arising in a lumbosacral meningocoele.
abstract: A 53 year old woman presented with enlargement of a sacral meningocoele and pain in the back and legs. She died from a pulmonary embolus. Fibrosarcoma, apparently arising in the sacral region, involved the leptomeninges and nerve roots as far rostrally as the pons. Nine previously reported cases are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged