Metastases of the spinal cord from remote neoplasms. Study of five cases.
Surg Neurol
; 30(3): 220-7, 1988 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3413668
ABSTRACT
Five patients with acute or subacute myelopathy are reported in whom neuroradiologic imaging or open surgery showed an intrinsic spinal cord tumor. Histologic diagnosis was obtained either through direct spinal cord biopsy or after biopsy or removal of a former or concurrent intracranial metastasis. Carcinoma of "possible" gastrointestinal origin, oat-cell carcinoma, melanoma, and bronchogenic adenocarcinoma in two cases were demonstrated. The clinical course showed a devastating and irreversible deterioration of the neurological condition in all patients but one, who exhibited a mildly symptomatic disease. Our uncertainty with cases of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis resulted in a nonstandardized approach to these patients. The role of magnetic resonance imaging, the radiotherapeutic option, and the pertinent literature are briefly discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Medula Espinal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Neurol
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália