Pseudoclaudication syndrome caused by a tumour of the cauda equina.
A typical case of pseudoclaudication syndrome (neurogenic intermittent claudication), where the cause of the lumbar spinal canal narrowing was an intraspinal neoplasm, is reported. A neoplasm as the cause of this syndrome seems to be very rare, possibly because of the progressive nature of the space-occupying lesion and hence the rapid development of other predominant symptoms.
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D002420:Cauda Equina; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome