Leptomeningeal dissemination and vertebral bone involvement in a child with pilocytic astrocytoma

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 dissem...

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Published in:Pediatrics international 2016-12, Vol.58 (12), p.1341-1344
Main Authors: Demirkaya, Metin, Sevinir, Betül, Güler, Salih, Demiröz, Candan, Taskapilioglu, Özgür, Yilmazlar, Selcuk, Palabiyik, Figen, Tolunay, Sahsine
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Language:English
Subjects:
Astrocytoma
Astrocytoma - pathology
bone metastasis
Bone Neoplasms - secondary
Cancer
Chemotherapy
child
Child, Preschool
Children
Diagnosis
Female
Glioma
Humans
leptomeningeal dissemination
low‐grade glioma
Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology
Meninges
Metastases
Metastasis
Pediatrics
Radiation therapy
Vertebrae
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1328-8067
1442-200X
DOI:10.1111/ped.13121