FDG PET/CT and MRI in Primary Spinal Cord Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the central nervous system, most of which occur in the brain. Primary spinal cord glioblastoma is extremely rare. A 47-year-old woman presented with recurrent and progressive paresthesia and paralysis of right lower extremity. MR examination revealed a marked nodular enlargement of spinal cord at the T12 level, showing heterogeneous enhancement. FDG PET/CT showed this intraspinal lesion with high FDG uptake. Imaging findings indicated a possible diagnosis of malignant neoplasm. Surgical resection was performed, and the pathologic results confirmed a primary spinal cord glioblastoma.
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