title: Direct infiltration of brainstem glioma along the cranial nerves.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ree
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rock
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
authors.forename: Suresh C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: 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