Table 1 Review of the literature in the treatment and outcome of primary spinal cord oligodendroglioma
From: Primary spinal cord oligodendroglioma: a case report and review of the literature
Authors/Year | Age (year)/Sex | Symptoms | Location | Histology | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fortuna et al. [4] | 32/F | LBP, paraparesis | T10-T11 | Oligo | Bx | NA |
Guidetti et al. [5] | NA/F | NA | NA | Oligo | PR | 3 years, death |
Pagni et al. [7] | 13/M | Kyphoscoliosis, painful sensation involved at neck and shoulder and tetraparesis | IM at C5-T2 | Oligo | PR | 2 years, improvement |
Wang et al. [8] | 3/M | Scoliosis | Thoracolumbar | AO | PR and RT | NA |
Nam et al. [11] | 38/M | Scoliosis, and monoparesis of right lower limb | IM with syringomyelia along T4-conus medullaris | AO | PR and RT | 50 months, no progression of tumor |
Ushida et al. [12] | 12/M | Scoliosis, hypesthesia of legs, Hyperreflexia of legs | IM with syringomyelia at C7-T12 | Oligo | 1st PR | -10 months, recurrence of tumor -2nd PR and RT |
Gilmer-Hill et al. [13] | 4/M | Irritability, Hypotonia, ataxic gait | Primary intramedullary oligodendroglioma at C6-T1 with gliomatosis | Oligo | -1st cerebellar, occipital Bx (Spondgliform cerebellar degeneration) -2nd temporal Bx (Oligodendrogliomatosis) -3rd spinal Bx (Oligodendroglioma) and CMT | -10 months after CMT, recurrence at temporal lobe -4th PR and RT -(AO) -4 months after RT, recurrence at occipital lobe -5th PR and CMT (AO) -7 months after surgery, stable disease |
Fountas et al. [16] | 16/F | Neurogenic bladder, left ankle weakness and sensory deficit of S1 nerve root on the left. | IDEM with extension at T11-L2 | AO | TR | 28 months, no recurrence of tumor |
Gürkanlar et al. [17] | 56/M | Bilateral leg pain | IDEM at L1-L2 with parital invasion of conus | Oligo | TR | NA |
Ramirez et al. [18] | 22/M | Paresthesia, LBP and left Brown-Sequard syndrome | IM with hematomyelia at C5-C7 | AO | PR and RT | 2 years, brain metastasis |
Wang et al. [19] | 18/F | Low back pain, lower limb weakness, hypalgesia below level T5 | IM with syringomyelia at T8-T10 | AO | 1st PR and RT | -8 months, tumor recurrence -2nd PR and TMZ -1 year after TMZ, no recurrence of tumor |
Present case | 46/M | Neck pain, left arm weakness, suspended sensory deficit at C5-T1 levels | IM with syringomyelia at C3-T4 | Oligo | PR and RT | -1 year, tumor recurrence |