title: Intramedullary spinal cord metastases from epithelial ovarian carcinoma.
abstract: A patient with poorly differentiated serous cystadenocarcinoma of both ovaries who had undergone extensive medical treatment presented with nonspecific neurologic complaints. With the aid of magnetic resonance imaging, a metastatic lesion in the intramedullary area of the spinal cord was diagnosed. Rapidly instituted high-dose steroids and radiotherapy resulted in resolution of her symptoms. Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis is an unusual metastatic site. This is the first reported case of epithelial ovarian carcinoma metastatic to the intramedullary spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy