Spinal cord compression due to ethmoid adenocarcinoma.
Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinus is a rare tumor which has been epidemiologically linked to woodworking in the furniture industry. It has a low propensity to metastasize and has not been previously reported to cause spinal cord compression. A symptomatic epidural spinal cord compression was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in a former furniture worker with widely disseminated metastases. The clinical features of ethmoid sinus adenocarcinoma and neoplastic spinal cord compression, and the comparative value of MRI scanning in the neuroradiologic diagnosis of spinal cord compression are reviewed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*