Τίτλος:
Intramedullary spinal cord and leptomeningeal metastases in a patient
with carcinoma of the uterine cervix
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Background. Neoplastic meningitis in patients with carcinoma of the
uterine cervix is unusual in the course of their diseases. Even more
unusual are intramedullary spinal metastases.
Case. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with
leptomeningeal and intramedullary spinal cord metastases from a grade 2
squamous cell cancer of the uterine cervix. This is just the second case
of intramedullary metastases from cervical carcinoma.
Conclusion. Neoplastic meningitis or intramedullary metastases are
extremely rare in the course of uterine cervix carcinoma. Nevertheless,
when indicated by symptoms, patients should undergo MRI of the brain
and/or spine and have a lumbar puncture performed, for the diagnosis of
this devastating complication. Treatment is mainly palliative but may
offer symptom relief. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Συγγραφείς:
Kastritis, E.
Moulopoulos, L. A.
Politi, Ek.
Kostis, E. and
Pissakas, G.
Dimopoulos, M. A.
Bamias, A.
Περιοδικό:
Gynecologic Oncology
Εκδότης:
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
cervical cancer; spinal cord; meningitis; neoplastic; MRI; radiotherapy;
intrathecal
DOI:
10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.01.025
