Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis of ovarian tumor.
METHODS
Case report.


OBJECTIVE
To report a case of a thoracic intramedullary spinal cord metastasis of ovarian tumor in a 59-year-old woman.


METHODS
Shiga, Japan.


METHODS
A case of a thoracic intramedullary spinal cord metastasis of ovarian tumor in a 59-year-old woman is reported. She received abdominal ovariectomy for the ovarian adenocarcinoma 4 years before she suffered from back pain and showed neurological symptoms. The thoracic intramedullary lesion was confirmed by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. She showed complete paralysis before operation. The excision of the tumor was achieved through the posterior approach. Histologically, the diagnosis of metastasis of adenocarcinoma was made.


CONCLUSIONS
Although she did not show any postoperative neurologic recovery, her general condition was good and there was no evidence of recurrence 24 months after surgery.
Isoya
E
E
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
Saruhash
Y
Y
Katsuura
A
A
Takahashi
S
S
Matsusue
Y
Y
Hukuda
S
S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016896:Treatment Outcome