title: Intramedullary spinal cord and leptomeningeal metastases from intracranial low-grade oligodendroglioma.
abstract: We present an unusual case of a patient with an intracranial low-grade oligodendroglioma who developed recurrence with an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis and multiple spinal leptomeningeal metastases. The intramedullary spinal cord metastasis showed mild enhancement similar to the original intracranial primary, while the multiple spinal leptomeningeal metastases revealed no enhancement. This is the seventh reported case of symptomatic intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from a low-grade oligodendroglioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Electronic address: niv2005@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Nipun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Department of Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Electronic address: nolanc1@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Electronic address: mikihirano89@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Department of Brain Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Electronic address: youngr@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis; Leptomeningeal metastasis; MRI; Oligodendroglioma