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SummaryAn intramedullary tumour of the cervical spinal cord, occurring in a female aged 45, was found to be composed of an isomorphous astrocytoma densely intermingled with desmoid tumour tissue.Such a benign mixed glial-mesenchymal tumour or "gliofibroma', has not been previously reported.Keywords: Spinal cord tumour; mixed tumour; astrocytoma; fibroma; desmoid tumour.Malignant mixed glial-mesenchymal tumours are a well-established CNS tumour entity 10, although their pathogenesis and mutual influences of the component tissues are poorly understood. Development of a sarcoma within a glioblastoma has been estimated to take place in about 2 percent of gliomas 7. Still much rarer seems to be the benign variant of mixed tumours; to the best of our knowledge, a benign example of a mixed glial-mesenchymal tumour has not been previously reported. To add some aspects on pathology of glial and mesenchymal CNS tumours, we present an example of an intramedullary cervical cord tumour which showed dense intermingling of benign astrocytoma and desmoid tumour. Case ReportL.E., a female aged 45 years (No. 17.771,, had no preceding neurological illness. After 18 months of recurring cervicobrachialgia on the right side, myelography was negative at C5 and 6 levels; but discography showed signs of disc herniation at C 5/6, but an intact disc at C 4/5. She underwent operation on

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