title: Spinal seeding of a pilocytic astrocytoma following multiple subtotal resections.
abstract: We report the case of a 4-year-old girl presenting with spinal and leptomeningeal dissemination following several subtotal resections of cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zorlu
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Selek
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akyuz
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soylemezoglu
authors.forename: Nejat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akalan
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae