title: Late onset leptomeningeal and whole spine metastasis from supratentorial Glioblastoma multiforme: An uncommon manifestation of a common tumor.
abstract: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most common and aggressive primary brain tumors, composing 12-20% of all the intracranial tumors in adults with a highly malignant course and average life expectancy of approximately 12-14 months following initial diagnosis. Leptomeningeal or intramedullary metastasis from primary GBM is a rare phenomenon with a poor prognosis. We present a rare case of GBM with late onset intramedullary, extramedullary, as well as leptomeningeal spinal metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Divyam
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anshul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Gurupal S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Satnam Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chhabra
keywords: Glioblastoma; intramedullary; leptomeningeal; spinal metastasis