title: Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis: a case report.
abstract: Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis is a rare condition of systemic malignancy. We report a case of breast cancer with thoracic spinal cord intramedullary metastasis. The patient suffered from neurological deficit in both lower extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination showed two soft tissue lesions located in the medullary region of thoracic spinal cord at T3 to T5 vertebral level. She was treated with local radiotherapy and systemic corticosteroid treatment with much improvement of the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy