Giant-cell glioblastoma of the thoracic cord.
A case of giant-cell glioblastoma occurring in the upper thoracic cord of a male aged 76 without evidence of intracranial lesion is reported. Partial tumour resection with decompression and radiotherapy did not improve the patient's neurological deficit.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy