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FIBROSARCOMA ARISING IN A LUMBOSACRAL MENINGOCOELE
Author(s) -
SMITH C. M. L.,
TIMPERLEY W. R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
neuropathology and applied neurobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.538
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1365-2990
pISSN - 0305-1846
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1986.tb00056.x
Subject(s) - leptomeninges , fibrosarcoma , pulmonary embolus , medicine , lumbosacral joint , pons , anatomy , embolus , laminectomy , surgery , pathology , pulmonary embolism , spinal cord , central nervous system , psychiatry
A 53 year old woman presented with enlargement of a sacral meningocoele and pain in the back and legs. She died from a pulmonary embolus. Fibrosarcoma, apparently arising in the sacral region, involved the leptomeninges and nerve roots as far rostrally as the pons. Nine previously reported cases are discussed.