Abstract
The authors present clinical, radiological, and pathological features of the “widespread” type of primary spinal oligodendroglioma arising in a 12-year-old boy. The initial symptoms were gait disturbance, hypesthesia of the lower trunk, and scoliosis. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intramedullary tumor with syringomyelia. The tumor spread rapidly in a “widespread” pattern within the spinal cord between C7 and T12. One year after surgery the patient had made a poor neurological recovery despite the two-stage tumor resection. Only five cases of widespread tumors, including our case, have been described with discussion of their clinical manifestations.
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Received: 14 July 1997 Revised: 27 February 1998
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Ushida, T., Sonobe, H., Mizobuchi, H. et al. Oligodendroglioma of the “widespread” type in the spinal cord. Child's Nerv Syst 14, 751–755 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050310
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050310