Invasive mole presenting as a spinal extradural tumor: case report.
The most common sites of metastatic lesions that are caused by an invasive mole are lung, liver, and brain. Spinal spread is very rare. We present a 24-year-old patient with paraparesis that was caused by an extradural spinal invasive mole. Surgery, for decompression and biopsy, and subsequent chemotherapy resulted in complete recovery.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Natal Faculty of Medicine, Durban, South Africa.
Nadvi
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Van Dellen
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002820:Hydatidiform Mole, Invasive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*