Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
2010 Jan;53(1):80-82. 10.5468/kjog.2010.53.1.80.
Spinal cord compression with paraparesis in ovarian cancer patient
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hohoho@catholic.ac.kr
- KMID: 2077965
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.1.80
Abstract
- Spinal cord compression is fatal condition to oncologic patients. Metastatic spinal cord compression from ovarian cancer is rarely reported in the literature. We experienced a case of solitary spinal cord compression with paraplegia in recurrent ovarian cancer patients.
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Figure 1 Magnetic resonance imaging shows a cord compression at T4 spinal level on axial (A) and multiple levels (C7, T4) on sagittal view (B).
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