Leptomeningeal dissemination and vertebral bone involvement in a child with pilocytic astrocytoma.
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چکیده
In low-grade glioma, metastasis is rarely seen. Few cases of leptomeningeal dissemination have been reported in children. Vertebral bone metastasis has not been reported so far. Herein is described the case of a pediatric patient with the diagnosis of pilocytic astrocytoma, and leptomeningeal dissemination detected at the time of diagnosis, who then received radiotherapy and chemotherapy upon development of vertebral bone metastasis during treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society
دوره 58 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016