title: Occult carcinoma esophagus metastatic to spine producing paraplegia--a case report and review of literature.
abstract: An extremely rare case of asymptomatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus metastatic to the spine leading to paraplegia is reported. The rarity of such an event signifies the relationship between hypercalcaemia and carcinoma of the esophagus. Its occurrence as a second silent primary neoplasm and its association with a negative esophagogram is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surg, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaushal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghoshal
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae