title: Oligodendroglioma metastatic to bone marrow.
abstract: We report on a patient with oligodendroglioma metastatic to bone, presenting with pancytopenia and fever 10 years after initial tumor resection. Our review of the literature showed a total of 30 reported extraneural metastases, with only 19 of these being similar cases of bone metastases. These bony lesions have increased signal intensity in T2-weighted and low signal intensity on T1-weighted images, with intense homogeneous enhancement. However, on MR imaging, we were unable to find necrosis or compression deformity of the vertebrae, despite extensive metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Neurointerventional and Diagnostic Services, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI 49048, USA.
authors.forename: Firas
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Ali
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hendon
authors.forename: Marcia K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Liepman
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wisniewski
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Krinock
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beckman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae