title: Primary leptomeningeal sarcomatosis; a pathology proven case with challenging MRI and clinical findings.
abstract: A 20-year-old male patient admitted with intractable seizures and progressive dementia is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations revealed diffuse leptomeningeal thickening, enhancement especially in the basal cisterns and multiple cystic formations in the brain stem, temporal lobes and basal ganglia. The pathologic examination from the right temporal lobe was consistent with leptomeningeal sarcoma. Marked regression of the symptoms and MRI lesions were detected following radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hacettepe University Hospitals, Ankara, Turkey. kayihanuluc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kayihan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uluc
authors.forename: Ethem Murat
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Arsava
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Ayşenur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cila
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zorlu
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy