Journal of Clinical & Experimental OncologyISSN: 2324-9110

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Taki Al Tiraihi Author

Subjects of specialization
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Cancer chemotherapy, Prostate biomarker, Endometrial cancer

Affiliation
Department of pathology, Terbaite Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Biography

Taki Al Tiraihi was working in the Department of pathology, Terbaite Modares University, Tehran, Iran. He has more than 40 publications. His current research area related to osteoarthropathy. 


Publications

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Can Medulloblastoma be Presented with Primary Diffuse Leptomeningeal Gliomatosis? Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s):

Hassoun HK, Sattar Al-Essawi, Taki Al Tiraihi, Aseel A Abdul Wahab, Amar Saeed Rasheed, Imad Al-Sabri and Zuhair Allebban

Primary diffuse leptomeningeal Gliomatosis (PDLG) is a rare neoplastic condition characterized by primary infiltration of leptomeninges by malignant glial cells which is extremely rare to be as a result of medulloblastoma. To the best of our knowledge, there are only 5 reported localized forms of PDLG cases due to medulloblastoma affecting mainly posterior fossa and/or part of cerebrum. In this article, we are reporting for the first time a case of PDLG with extensive diffuse involvement of leptomeninges due to medulloblastoma extending from the cerebrum to sacral area in 4-year old child presented with acute headache, abducent nerve palsy and papilledema with dramatic response to chemotherapy.

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DOI: 10.4172/2324-9110.1000175

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