Metaplastic bone formation in a low grade conus glioma: case report and review of the literature.

J Neurooncol

Division of Neurosurgery Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published: May 2003

Calcifications associated with both benign and neoplastic intra-axial lesions of the central nervous system (CNS) are well recognized. Bony metaplasia in the CNS, where there is formation of mature trabecular bone, is a much more rare entity and has not been reported in the spinal cord. We present a case of bony metaplasia in the conus medullaris associated with a low grade astrocytoma. Radiological, pathological and clinical features of this unique case are discussed.

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