Spinal cord compression by amyloid tissue

Spinal cord compression by amyloid tissue

Spinal cord compression by a mass of amyloid tissue arising from the thoracic vertebrae is described in a 72-year-old female. Investigations failed to provide a primary cause for this amyloid tissue.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1982-11, Vol.45 (11), p.1067-1069
Hauptverfasser: McAnena, Oliver J, Feely, Michael P, Kealy, WF
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Sprache:eng
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Amyloidosis - diagnosis
Amyloidosis - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Microscopy, Electron
Myelography
Paraplegia - etiology
Short Reports
Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Compression - pathology
Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Spinal cord compression by a mass of amyloid tissue arising from the thoracic vertebrae is described in a 72-year-old female. Investigations failed to provide a primary cause for this amyloid tissue.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.45.11.1067