title: Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis of the Prostate: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Prostate cancer is associated with vertebral metastasis in up to 10% of patients; however, intradural spinal cord metastases (ISCM) are much less frequent. We present the clinical and histopathological findings of a patient with ISCM arising from prostate. A PubMed literature search for ISCM from the prostate yielded a total of nine additional cases. ISCM of the prostate occurs at a late stage of systemic disease and the prognosis is generally poor. Decompressive surgery followed by adjuvant radiation therapy may help reduce intractable pain and stabilize neurological symptoms, thereby improving quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences,Division of Neurosurgery,Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario,London,Ontario,Canada.
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences,Division of Neurosurgery,Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario,London,Ontario,Canada.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences,Division of Neurosurgery,Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario,London,Ontario,Canada.
authors.forename: Fawaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*
keywords: metastatic tumors; spinal cord; spinal surgery; surgery