[Pulmonary hydatidosis as a cause of spinal cord compression].
Pulmonary hydatidosis is a rare cause of spinal cord compression. We describe the case of a 49-years-old woman with cervical and dorsal pain, neurologic symptoms affecting upper extremities and a chest film showing a well defined mass in the upper right lobe. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pulmonary cyst destroying vertebral bodies and invading the spinal channel to cause spinal cord compression. Surgery and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary hydatidosis.
Senar Calderón
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Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
Barriendos Villagrasa
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Sánchez García
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Badorrey Martín
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D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*
Hidatidosis pulmonar como causa de compresión medular.