Direct infiltration of brainstem glioma along the cranial nerves.
The authors describe a case of a low-grade brainstem glioma extending along the cranial nerves without any evidence of leptomeningeal spread. The tumor extended directly along the VII-VIIIth cranial nerve complex and also along the trigeminal nerve, which is quite an unusual characteristic of the glial tumors.
Ree
Alexander
A
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
Jain
Rajan
R
Rock
Jack
J
Rosenblum
Mark
M
Patel
Suresh C
SC
D000328:Adult; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology