J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2010 Aug;48(2):162-165. 10.3340/jkns.2010.48.2.162.

Two Separate Episodes of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis in a Single Patient with Breast Cancer

• Choi HC
• Yoon DH
• Kim SC
• Cho KH
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2138395
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2010.48.2.162

Abstract

Intramedullary spinal cord metastases are very rare. Patients with breast cancer as the primary source of intramedullary spinal cord metastases tend to do better than other types of cancer. We report the very unusual case of a woman with breast cancer who had two separate episodes of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis.

Keyword

Intramedullary; Cervical; Thoracolumbar; Metastases; Breast cancer; Surgical treatment

MeSH Terms

Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Spinal Cord