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ArticleBMC cancer2016

Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis as a rare cause of pain in cervical spine.

Štefan Sivák, Ema Kantorová, Egon Kurča, Juraj Marcinek, Pavol Slávik, Jozef Michalik, Vladimír Nosáľ

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Article in BMC cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Štefan SivákClinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 03659, Martin, Slovak Republic. sivakste@gmail.com.
Ema KantorováClinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 03659, Martin, Slovak Republic. emakantorova@gmail.com.
Egon KurčaClinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 03659, Martin, Slovak Republic. egonkurca@gmail.com.
Juraj MarcinekDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 03659, Martin, Slovak Republic. marcinek@jfmed.uniba.sk.
Pavol SlávikDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 03659, Martin, Slovak Republic. slavikpavol@centrum.sk.
Jozef MichalikClinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 03659, Martin, Slovak Republic. michalik@unm.sk.
Vladimír NosáľClinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Kollárova 2, 03659, Martin, Slovak Republic. vnosal@gmail.com.
Comenius University Bratislava · SK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis (PDLG) is a very rare neuro-oncological disease, with only 90 cases of PDLG described in medical literature so far. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case report of a 56-years-old female patient, who was originally hospitalized due to cervical spine pain lasting several months. Despite complex diagnostics and treatment, the neurological state of the patient progressively deteriorated. Patient died 10 months after the first reported symptom. Postmortem pathological findings resulted in the diagnosis of PDLG.

conclusionsAffection of the cervical spine in early stages of PDLG is rare and has been described in only six patients so far. PDLG is a fatal neuro-oncological disease and it must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of persistent back pain syndromes.

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Cervical VertebraeBiopsyBrain StemCerebellumFemaleGliomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMeningeal CarcinomatosisMiddle AgedPainPositron-Emission Tomography

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PMID26944049
PMCPMC4778314
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