Abstract
Case report
Spinal magnetic resonance imaging of a 4-year-old boy with medulloblastoma at the initial presentation showed intramedullary lesion without enhancement effect and slight cord swelling from C-5 to T-1. After complete response to the initial therapy, this lesion recurred and slowly expanded. Cervical 11C-methionine-positron emission tomography could establish the diagnosis of intramedullary metastasis.
Conclusion
Spinal intramedullary metastasis of medulloblastoma at initial diagnosis is extremely rare, but must be considered.
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Inoue, T., Kumabe, T., Takahashi, T. et al. Spinal intramedullary metastasis of medulloblastoma at initial diagnosis. Childs Nerv Syst 23, 113–116 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-006-0167-7
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