Craniospinal dissemination in teratocarcinosarcoma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/8/0321.
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Abstract
There have been fewer than 60 cases of malignant teratocarcinosarcoma (TCS) described in the literature, usually arising in the nose and paranasal sinuses. The authors report on a patient who presented with neurological symptoms caused by a frontal lobe TCS, and in whom widespread spinal tumor dissemination developed. In rare cases, TCSs can occur with a predominantly cranial and neurological presentation and spread to the spinal canal.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Neoplasms
- Sarcoma
- Spinal Neoplasms
- Teratocarcinoma
Anatomy
- lumbar spine