title: Upper gastrointestinal complaints as a consequence of thoracic spinal tumor.
abstract: A rare case of a 43-year-old male with chronic epigastric complaints and atypical diffuse osseous pain for two years, which were finally found to be caused by a benign thoracic spinal tumor (lipoma) and was successfully treated by neurosurgical resection, is presented. At three years follow-up postoperatively he remains completely asymptomatic. This report discusses the case and the potential pathophysiology of the patient's symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Radiation-Oncology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. nikoseleftheriadis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eleftheriadis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papaloukas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eleftheriadis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pistevou-Gompaki
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae