Conus-Cauda Syndrome as a Presenting Symptom of Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Ovary

We report on a case of a 46-year-old woman with a conus-cauda syndrome due to an endodermal sinus tumor of the right ovary with multiple metastases in the spine and pelvic bone. Before removing the tumor surgically, combination chemotherapy was given to treat the metastases, which threatened to comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gynecologic oncology 1995-04, Vol.57 (1), p.121-125
Hauptverfasser:	Boon, Jan Den, Avezaat, Cornelis J.J., van der Gaast, Ate, Koops, Willem, Huikeshoven, Frans J.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha-Fetoproteins - analysis Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Bone Neoplasms - drug therapy Bone Neoplasms - secondary Cauda Equina - pathology Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Diagnosis, Differential Endodermal Sinus Tumor - complications Endodermal Sinus Tumor - pathology Endodermal Sinus Tumor - secondary Female Female genital diseases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Ovarian Neoplasms - complications Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology Pelvic Bones - pathology Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Spinal Cord Compression - pathology Spinal Neoplasms - drug therapy Spinal Neoplasms - secondary Syndrome Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on a case of a 46-year-old woman with a conus-cauda syndrome due to an endodermal sinus tumor of the right ovary with multiple metastases in the spine and pelvic bone. Before removing the tumor surgically, combination chemotherapy was given to treat the metastases, which threatened to compromise the spinal cord.
ISSN:	0090-8258 1095-6859
DOI:	10.1006/gyno.1995.1109