Metástasis en la médula espinal: una localización infrecuente: experiencia en 2 casos / Spinal cord metastases: an unfrequent location: report of 2 cases
Rev. méd. Chile
; 129(12): 1445-1448, dic. 2001. ilus
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RESUMO
Spinal cord metastases are an uncommon secondary location of a malignant neoplasm. They are rarely diagnosed during life and when that is the case, it is in the clinical setting of a disseminated cancer and very seldom as the first clinical manifestation. We report two patients, with no previous disease, who developed a progressive myelopathy. An intramedullary spinal cord tumor was diagnosed, based on the clinical picture and imaging studies. They were operated and biopsies showed spinal cord metastases whose primary tumor was a lung neoplasm. We discuss the clinical features in these patients, the diagnosis of progressive myelopathy in cancer patients, treatment and prognosis of this unusual secondary cancer location
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Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Médula Espinal
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
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Rev. méd. Chile
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Rev. méd. Chile (En línea)
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Revista médica de Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile