title: Extradural cord compression due to metastatic oligodendroglioma.
abstract: Extraneural metastases from primary intracranial tumours are extremely rare. We present a case of metastatic oligodendroglioma causing extradural spinal cord compression at the level of the sixth thoracic vertebrae resulting in paraplegia. We discuss the routes of tumour dissemination and possible reasons for the rarity of cases of metastatic oligodendroglioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Yehya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morcos
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae