Spinal Subdural Metastatic Adenocarcinoma

Spinal Subdural Metastatic Adenocarcinoma

Metastatic spinal cancer is common and usually involves the bony spine or the epidural space. We are reporting a case of breast carcinoma metastatic to the spinal subdural space, and we review the literature concerning this unusual metastatic site. Unlikely metastatic locations should be suspected w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurosurgery 1982-05, Vol.10 (5), p.621-625
Hauptverfasser: Hirsh, Leonard F., Thanki, Ashok S., Spector, Harvey B.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Metastatic spinal cancer is common and usually involves the bony spine or the epidural space. We are reporting a case of breast carcinoma metastatic to the spinal subdural space, and we review the literature concerning this unusual metastatic site. Unlikely metastatic locations should be suspected whenever myelography in cancer patients with spinal cord signs is confusing.
ISSN:0148-396X
1524-4040
DOI:10.1227/00006123-198205000-00014