'Metastatic invasive mole' causing paraplegia.
We report a rare case of 'metastatic invasive mole' to the spinal cord causing paraplegia in a 19-year-old woman. There are no such histologically proven reports in the literature since the use of the tumour marker, beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotrophin (beta-HCG) and chemotherapy. We stress the importance of considering this rare possibility in young woman with compressive myelopathy.
Division of Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
P G
PG
Jayaprakash
T V
TV
Ajithkumar
N S
NS
Amma
M K
MK
Nair
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery