FDG PET/CT in Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme With Leptomeningeal and Diffuse Spinal Cord Metastasis

Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most common malignant types of tumor arising from the central nervous system known for its devastating intracranial progress and dismal prognosis. Macroscopically evident and symptomatic spinal cord metastasis detected with FDG PET/CT imaging is a rare event. We...

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Published inClinical nuclear medicine Vol. 46; no. 2; p. 138
Main Author Malik, Dharmender
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2021
Subjects
Adult
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - drug therapy
Brain Neoplasms - pathology
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Glioblastoma - diagnostic imaging
Glioblastoma - drug therapy
Glioblastoma - pathology
Humans
Meningeal Neoplasms - secondary
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Recurrence
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - secondary
Temozolomide - therapeutic use
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Summary:Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most common malignant types of tumor arising from the central nervous system known for its devastating intracranial progress and dismal prognosis. Macroscopically evident and symptomatic spinal cord metastasis detected with FDG PET/CT imaging is a rare event. We present a rare case of symptomatic diffuse spinal metastases of glioblastoma multiforme in a 25-year-old woman, who has been previously treated surgically with gross tumor resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy with temozolomide.
ISSN:1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0000000000003432