[Meningoradiculitis revealing an occult medulloblastoma-PNET in an adult]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1998 Jul;154(6-7):542-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Neoplastic meningitis as the presentation of occult primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is occasionally described in children. We report the case of an 64 year old-man who presented a meningo-radiculopathy with progressive injury of the cauda equina and then the ocular motor nerves, revealing an occult medulloblastoma-PNET.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Etoposide / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Medulloblastoma / diagnosis*
  • Medulloblastoma / drug therapy
  • Medulloblastoma / pathology
  • Meningitis / etiology*
  • Meningitis / pathology
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / diagnosis*
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / drug therapy
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / pathology
  • Oculomotor Nerve / pathology
  • Polyradiculopathy / etiology*
  • Polyradiculopathy / pathology

Substances

  • Etoposide
  • Cisplatin
  • Methotrexate