title: Intradural, extramedullary amyloidoma involving cervical and thoracic spine.
abstract: We present the case of a 46-year-old woman with insidious lower extremity paralysis and bowel and bladder disruption found to have an intradural, extramedullary amyloidoma from the levels of C4-T4. To our knowledge, this is the first known reported case of amyloidoma occurring in this location. Solitary amyloidoma of the spine is a rare entity typically manifesting as an extradural tumor with bony involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Suite 400, 1000 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. Electronic address: adam-smitherman@ouhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Adam D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Smitherman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
authors.forename: Kar-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Suite 400, 1000 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Chad A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Suite 400, 1000 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
keywords: Amyloidoma; Cervical; Extramedullary; Intradural; Spine; Thoracic