title: Intradural sacral nerve root metastasis mimicking herniated disc. Case report.
abstract: Spinal tumors may mimic herniated discs but the neurological findings and radiographs usually indicate the correct diagnosis. A case of metastasis to the S-1 intradural nerve rootlets is reported, with symptoms closely simulating a herniated disc. The correct diagnosis could not be made preoperatively in spite of clinical suspicion of a tumor.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots