title: Radicular compression by extradural spinal endometriosis. Case report.
abstract: The case of a 35 years old woman affected by endometriosis located inside the spinal canal in the extradural space at the level of the third left lumbar root, and developing through the corresponding foramen into the paraspinal muscles, is presented. The clinical aspect, radiological picture and surgical treatment are described. Pathogenesis is discussed on the basis of the literature. Furthermore it is stressed that only the histopathological examination gave the correct diagnosis and permitted the definitive hormonal treatment. To our best knowledge no comparable case has been published in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgical Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guiducci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fulcheri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bernucci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed