Tuberc Respir Dis.  1996 Apr;43(2):262-266.

A Case of Intradural Extramedullary Cord Tumor Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

• Lee JK
• Lee YC
• Rhee YK

Abstract

Intradural extramedullary spinal metastasis from systemic tumor is extremely rare but epidural extramedullary cord tumor metastasis from the lung is relatively common. A 57 year-old male patient was admitted to department of internal medicine and neurosurgery in Chonbuk National University Hospital because of coughing, low back pain radiate to the right great toe, and numbness of the right calf area. Spinal MRI scan revealed round oval shaped mass lesion on just below the level of the conus medullaris. Authors present the clinical, histologic, radiologic features of spinal intradural metastatic tumor and operative total removal followed by chemothrapy with an extensive review of literatures.

Keyword

Intradural extramedullary cord metastasis; Adenocarcinoma; Lung cancer

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma*
Conus Snail
Cough
Humans
Hypesthesia
Internal Medicine
Jeollabuk-do
Low Back Pain
Lung Neoplasms
Lung*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Neurosurgery
Toes