Spinal imaging in intracranial primary pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma with anaplastic features.
We present a patient with an intracranial primary pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) with anaplastic features that recurred repeatedly after surgery. Late in the course, radiological follow-up revealed an unresectable spinal tumor. Very few patients with PXA associated with a spinal tumor have been reported. Earlier detection of the spinal lesion would have potentially improved the therapeutic options for the patient.
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland. NernC@uhbs.ch
Christian
C
Nern
Jürgen
J
Hench
Arne
A
Fischmann
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery