Management of intramedullary endometriosis of the conus medullaris. A case report.
BACKGROUND
Few data exist on treating spinal cord endometriosis.


METHODS
Total excision of the endometriotic lesion, followed by a bilateral oophorectomy and aromatase inhibitor therapy, led to a clinical improvement.


CONCLUSIONS
Attempts at total removal of spinal cord endometriosis may be safer after achieving pharmacologic control.
Erbayraktar
Serhat
S
Departments of Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pathology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. serbayrakta@hotmail.com
Acar
Berrin
B
Saygili
Uğur
U
Kargi
Aydanur
A
Acar
Umit
U
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery