ArticleSurgical neurology international2017
Rare case of conus medullaris glioblastoma multiforme in a teenager.
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- Influence of treatment modalities on survival and progression free survival in primary spinal cord glioblastoma: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Pooled it
- Pediatric-type high-grade glioma of the spinal cord in the molecular era: institutional case series and updated systematic review of the literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Pooled it
- Primary bulbo-medullary glioblastoma in a child: case report.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Article
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- Erratum: Rare case of conus medullaris glioblastoma multiforme in a teenager.Surgical neurology international · 2017Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary intramedullary spinal glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) lesions are very rare comprising only 1.5% of all spinal cord tumors. These lesions typically result in rapid neurological deterioration and are associated with a very poor prognosis. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 16-year-old male exhibited a slowly progressive paraparesis with urinary incontinence, ultimately resulting in paraplegia. On magnetic resonance (MR), he was diagnosed with an intramedullary GBM of the spinal cord extending from the T9 level through the conus medullaris. Ten months following decompression/partial surgical resection of the intramedullary mass, he remained paraplegic.
conclusionGBM of the spinal cord are rare in the pediatric age group. A 16-year-old male presented with a flaccid paraplegia attributed to an MR-documented GBM of the distal thoracic cord extending from the T9 level through the conus medullaris. Despite partial intramedullary tumor resection, 10 months postoperatively, he remained paraplegic.
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