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A rare presentation of a spinal diffuse midline glioma in a child: a case report.
The Pan African medical journal - 1 Jan 2023
Isfaoun Zineb, Laasri Khadija, Jidal Manal, Cherradi Nadia, Melhaoui Adil, Chat Latifa, Haddad Siham El, Kababri Maria El, Khorassani Mohamed El, Kili Amina, Ansari Naoual El, Hessissen Laila
Abstract excerpt
Our patient had an extremely rare type of pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) with modified H3 K27 that occurred in the cervical spinal cord. Due to its location in the spinal cord, slow clinical presentation with torticollis for 7 months, and the non-specific radiological appearance of this tumour, it was initially considered to be a low-grade glioma. Based on imaging findings, the neurosurgery team performed...
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