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2018年

Primary spinal cord astroblastoma: case report.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
  • Yamada SM
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  • Tomita Y
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  • Shibui S
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  • Takahashi M
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  • Kawamoto M
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  • Nobusawa S
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  • Hirato J

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開始ページ
642
終了ページ
646
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
DOI
10.2169/internalmedicine.0270-17

Astroblastoma is a rare tumor that is thought to occur exclusively in the cerebrum. To the authors' knowledge, no cases of spinal cord astroblastoma have been reported. A 20-year-old woman presented with numbness in her legs. MRI demonstrated a 2-cm intramedullary enhancing lesion in the spinal cord at the T-1 level. The patient declined to undergo resection of the tumor because she was able to walk unassisted; however, she returned for surgery 1 month later because she had developed paraplegia with bladder and rectal dysfunction, and MRI showed enlargement of the tumor. Intraoperatively, the border between the tumor and normal tissue was poorly defined. Biopsy samples were obtained for histopathological examinations, and a diagnosis of astroblastoma with a Ki-67 index of 5% was made. Considering the rapid tumor growth on MRI and remarkable deterioration in her symptoms, the patient was treated with a combination of radiation therapy, temozolomide (TMZ), and bevacizumab. After completion of the combined treatment, she was able to move her toes, and oral TMZ and bevacizumab injections were continued. Six months later, definite tumor shrinkage was identified on MRI, and the patient was able to stand up from a wheelchair without assistance and walk by herself. No therapeutic regimens for residual astroblastoma are established; however, in this case the authors' therapeutic strategy was successful in treating the spinal cord astroblastoma.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0270-17
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29498581
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.2169/internalmedicine.0270-17
  • PubMed ID : 29498581

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