Spinal metastasis from cranial meningeal hemangiopericytomas.
Spine metastasis from cranial meningeal hemangiopericytomas are extremely rare, with five surgically verified cases. We describe a case of a 55-year-old female diagnosed with metastatic hemangiopericytoma to the cervical spine 78 months after the first operation. Because of the long latency period, aggressive spinal surveillance should be advocated along with repeated bone scintigraphy and MRI.
Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. jklee0261@yahoo.com
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Lee
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Kim
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Joo
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Kim
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Jung
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Kim
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Lee
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011878:Radiotherapy; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome