PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Stecco, Alessandro
AU  - Quirico, Claudia
AU  - Giampietro, Amelia
AU  - Sessa, Giuseppe
AU  - Boldorini, Renzo
AU  - Carriero, Alessandro
TI  - Glioblastoma Multiforme of the Conus Medullaris in a Child: Description of a Case and Literature Review
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 2157--2160
VI  - 26
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/8/2157.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/8/2157.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2005 Sep 01; 26
AB  - Summary: We describe a case of glioblastoma multiforme of the conus medullaris in a child. MR imaging showed at the T12-L1 level an intramedullary mass with signal alteration, with only two nodules of contrast enhancement. The finding was consistent with astrocytoma. Pathologic evaluation was consistent with glioblastoma multiforme. Nine months after the surgical treatment, the patient showed leptomeningeal recurrence. This case appears to be unusual for both the hysto-type and the nonspecific MR imaging features.