[Hemangioblastomas of the filum terminale and cauda equina]. / Gemangioblastomy konechnoi niti i koreshkov konskogo khvosta.

Hemangioblastoma of the filum terminale and cauda equina is a rare tumor of nervous system. There are only few case reports in the literature. In this manuscript, the authors analyze the diagnosis and treatment of patients with this disease. MRI data and intraoperative images of stage-by-stage resection allow one to get an idea about radiological characteristics of hemangioblastoma of the filum terminale and surgical intervention. The authors discuss the world experience of surgical treatment and consider intraoperative complications.

[Spinal cord metastasis of anaplastic oligodendroglioma of the brain without recurrence of primary tumor. Ccase report and literature review]. / Metastaz tserebral'noi anaplasticheskoi oligodendrogliomy v spinnoi mozg bez priznakov retsidiva pervichnogo ochaga. Klinicheskoe nablyudenie i obzor literatury.

Spinal cord metastases of brain gliomas are rare. However, incidence of these tumors has been increasing recently. The vast majority of neurosurgeons and oncologists recognize spinal cord metastasis of malignant brain glioma followed by symptoms of transverse spinal cord lesion as non-curable terminal stage of malignant process. In this paper, we report a rare clinical case of metastatic spinal cord lesion in a patient after previous surgery for anaplastic oligodendroglioma of the right frontal lobe. There were no signs of local recurrence of the primary tumor. Active surgical strategy followed by radio- and chemotherapy significantly improved the patient's quality of life. Postoperative follow-up is 6 months by the moment of writing the manuscript, no clinical signs of progression are observed.