[A case of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from adenocarcinoma of corpus uteri].
The authors present a case of a woman with intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the corpus uteri. Such a case was not able to be found in the literature. A 54 year-old woman complained of right upper extremity weakness and headache. CT scan showed abnormality, and removal of a brain tumor was performed. After that, total hysterectomy, retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy and chemotherapy was carried out. Three months later, she suddenly experienced bilateral weakness in her lower extremities. After a few days she was unable to walk. Gd-DTPA enhanced MRI showed an abnormal mass at the upper part of the conus medullaris. Total removal of the intramedullary tumor was performed and adenocarcinoma was diagnosed histopathologically.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaidou University School of Medicine.
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Sakuma
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Iwasaki
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Isu
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Akino
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Sugimoto
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Takahashi
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Abe
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Inoue
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA