Malignant transformation of a spinal cord ganglioglioma--case report and review of the literature.
Clin Neuropathol
; 23(6): 298-303, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
Gangliogliomas are tumors of mixed glial and neuronal phenotype that usually have a benign clinical course. Rare cases display anaplastic features at the time of first presentation or progress to anaplastic gliomas over extended times. We report on a ganglioglioma of the spinal cord that recurred as a malignant glioma one and a half years after resection. The initial neoplasm was composed of a mixture of well-differentiated ganglionic and astrocytic cells. The recurrent tumor was an anaplastic small-cell glioma. The sole unusual aspect in the initial neoplasm was an abundance of small vessels with calcified walls, which mimicked a vascular malformation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Medula Espinal
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Transformação Celular Neoplásica
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Ganglioglioma
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Recidiva Local de Neoplasia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article