Intramedullary spinal cord metastases.
The authors report 5 cases of intramedullary metastases, observed in the last 5 years. In 2 cases, the way of spreading was via the CSF, in 2 cases via the systemic circulation, and in 1 case along the perineural sheaths. A comparison with similar studies in the literature is followed by a brief discussion on treatment and prognosis.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000556:secondary; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D005910:Glioma / Q000556:secondary; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000556:secondary*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology