Primary leptomeningeal melanocytosis: A case report with an autopsy diagnosis [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012 Introduction. Primary melanocytosis of the leptomeninges is a rare tumor, most likely originating from the melanocytes in the leptomeninges. The average survival is only about 5 months. Case report.
Živković Nikola +3 more
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Early Onset Epilepsy Caused by Low-Grade Epilepsy-Associated Tumors and Focal Meningeal Involvement
Brain Sciences, 2020 Background: Low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumors (LEATs) are a frequent etiology in pediatric patients with epilepsy undergoing surgery.
Luca De Palma +17 more
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Rare Tumors, 2010 Meningeal fibrosarcomas are rare tumors. Only 41 cases have been reported in the literature to date. Primary central nervous system fibrosarcomas are very aggressive neoplasms and have a poor prognosis. Hence they need to be correctly diagnosed.
Ishwar Chand Premsagar +2 more
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Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor with FGFR1 Mutation in a 29-Year-Old Male
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023 This study reports on diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor (DL-GNT) in a 29- year-old male. DLGNT is a rare central nervous system (CNS) tumor mostly seen in children and only few cases have been reported in adult patients.
Minsu Kim +4 more
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Primary cerebellopontine angle melanocytoma: review. [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction Primary cerebellopontine angle melanocytomas (PCPAMs) are very rare. Their natural history and prognosis are not fully understood. We reviewed the literature and add a new case to analyze PCPAM's presentation, radiological features, and ...
Elashaal, R +3 more
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The polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitor NMS-P937 is effective in a new model of disseminated primary CD56+ acute monoblastic leukaemia [PDF]
, 2013 CD56 is expressed in 15–20% of acute myeloid leukaemias (AML) and is associated with extramedullary diffusion, multidrug resistance and poor prognosis.
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Diffusion, Perfusion, and Histopathologic Characteristics of Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma. [PDF]
, 2016 We present a case series of a rare tumor, the desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) with MRI diffusion and perfusion imaging quantification as well as histopathologic characterization. Four cases with pathologically-proven DIG had diffusion weighted
Bonnin, Jose +3 more
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Intracranial solitary fibrous tumor [PDF]
, 2017 Solitary fibrous tumours are rare mesenchymal spindle-cell tumours that occur most often in the visceral pleura or liver. If they occur intracranially, they are extra-axially located and develop from the meninges.
Ceuppens, Jeroen +4 more
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MR Imaging Findings of Supratentorial Meningeal Hemangioblastoma: A Case Report
대한영상의학회지, 2016 Hemangioblastomas account for 1.1–2.5% of intracranial neoplasms. These tumors most commonly occur in the cerebellum. A 77-year-old woman had a hemangioblastoma, which showed the supratentorial meningeal mass without any history of von Hippel-Lindau ...
Gi Hong Kim +3 more
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Spectrum of Neurologic Complications in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia [PDF]
, 2012 Neurologic disease is believed to be an unusual complication during the course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Nevertheless, it has already been proven in autopsy series that the incidence of occult nervous system infiltration is much higher than was ...
Lopes Silva, R
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