title: Bone marrow metastasis in anaplastic oligodendroglioma.
abstract: Oligodendroglioma is a rare primary brain tumour. These tumours rarely metastasis extraneurally because of the absence of a lymphatic system, the presence of the blood-brain barrier and the patient's poor overall survival. Oligodendroglioma may spread via the cerebrospinal fluid or after surgical intervention. Metastasis to bone marrow is extremely rare. Oligodendroglioma is now considered a chemosensitive disease. If chemotherapy leads to prolonged survival, we may see more extraneural metastases in future.
authors.affiliation: Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raina
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents