Spinal cord tumor in a patient with multiple sclerosis: case report
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 60(2B): 475-477, June 2002. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-310872
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
RESUMO
The association between multiple (MS) sclerosis and cerebral gliomas has been sporadically reported in the literature, causing a long lasting discussion if these lesions occur coincidentally or if MS plaques may actually lead to the genesis of gliomas. We report a 36 year old man who developed a rapid onset of right side weakness and loss of vision, having established a diagnosis of MS which was confirmed by CSF analysis and MRI. Nine years later he developed progressive tetraparesis, leading initially to suspicion of illness relapse and a demyelinating plaque in the spinal cord. However, after MRI investigation, a spinal cord tumor was diagnosed. The patient underwent cervical spine laminotomy for microsurgical removal of the spinal cord tumor diagnosed as ependimoma. The neurological deficits improved significantly
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Medula Espinal
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Ependimoma
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Esclerose Múltipla
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Assunto da revista:
Neurologia
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Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of SãoáPaulo/BR