Cauda equina metastasis from ovarian malignancy.
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.
Rivano
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa, Italy.
Borzone
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Pesce
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Pisani
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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