Sarcoidosis of the spinal cord. Case report.
A case of intramedullary sarcoidosis simulating a tumor of the cervical spinal cord is presented. Autopsy showed that the disease was limited to the cervical cord and hilar lymph nodes. The literature is reviewed and six cases of histologically documented spinal cord sarcoidosis are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis