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  • Title: [A case of spinal cord glioblastoma multiforme].
    Author: Yamazaki M, Ikota T, Ohkata N, Tashiro T, Sawamura Y, Iwasaki Y, Abe H.
    Journal: No Shinkei Geka; 1992 Jan; 20(1):85-9. PubMed ID: 1310803.
    Abstract:
    A 35-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a 3 month history of progressive paraparesis and impairment of bowel and bladder function. MRI suggested a malignant glioma at the level of T9 to L1. Laminectomy and subtotal removal of the tumor was performed. The surgical specimen was a glioblastoma multiforme. An aggressive adjuvant therapy was scheduled to prevent rapid local regrowth and leptomeningeal dissemination. Radiotherapy with a total dose of 65Gy was delivered with chemotherapy including ACNU (2mg/kg) and vincristine (0.2mg/kg). Lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells were given intrathecally with a total dose of 1.6 x 10(9) LAK cells with 3 x 10(4) units of IL-2. MRI taken 6 months after surgery revealed no residual tumor, and no malignant cell was detected in the patient's CSF. After physiotherapy, she became able to walk with a stick and was discharged. Chemotherapy (ACNU 2mg/kg/8 weeks) had been further continued for 2 years. She did well until 14 months after surgery, when paraparesis recurred and rapidly progressed to completism. MRI revealed a spinal cord swelling with marked edema, suggesting delayed radiation necrosis. Two years after surgery, MRI showed a marked atrophy of the spinal cord, and no residual tumor. But 3 years after surgery, a round tumor at the level of T11 and T12 was revealed on MRI, and she was admitted to our hospital again. A spinal cord amputation was performed, and the tumor was totally removed without worsening her neurological symptoms. Surgical specimen of the tumor was glioblastoma multiforme again.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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