title: Cauda equina metastasis from ovarian malignancy.
abstract: A case of cauda equina metastasis from ovarian serous papillary adenocarcinoma in a 51-year-old patient is reported. The clinical significance and different hypotheses on the metastatic route to the spine are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borzone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pisani
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina; D018283:Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery