title: Drop metastases to the spinal cord from infratentorial glioblastoma multiforme in post-temozolomide era.
abstract: Drop metastases from glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) to the spinal cord are extremely rare in clinical practice. We report herewith multiple drop metastases to the cervical and thoracic spinal cord presenting as paraplegia in a patient treated initially with tumor resection followed by chemoradiation and later with temozolomide-.based adjuvant chemotherapy.
authors.forename: Shripad Brahmanand
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Edappally, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Keechilat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pavithran
mesh_terms: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000556:secondary*; D000077204:Temozolomide
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D003606:Dacarbazine; D000077204:Temozolomide