Taki Al Tiraihi Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Cancer chemotherapy, Prostate biomarker, Endometrial cancer
Department of pathology, Terbaite Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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.
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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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