An intramedullary tumor presenting with hyperhidrosis.
A case of a cervical intramedullary tumor is reported whose presentation was with disabling hyperhidrosis. The symptom resolved after surgical debulking of the tumor. Hyperhidrosis as a presenting manifestation of an intramedullary tumor has not been reported earlier.
Chatterjee
Sandip
S
Department of Neurosurgery, AMRI Hospital, Kolkata, India. sandipc1@vsnl.com.
Ghosh
Kaushik
K
Banerjee
Tapas
T
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures