A Case of Metastasis to the Caude Equina from Lung Carcinoma

Spinal intradural metastasis originating from outside the neural axis is extremely rare. We therefore will report a case of metastasis to the cauda equina from lung carcinoma. The clinical course may be so rapid and poor that operative treatment should be considered after careful clinical evaluation...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 1540 - 1543
Main Authors Takara, Hiroaki, Nisihira, Takeshi, Kuniyoshi, Shinya, Kinjyou, Yukio, Ibaraki, Kunio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1992
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.40.1540

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Summary:Spinal intradural metastasis originating from outside the neural axis is extremely rare. We therefore will report a case of metastasis to the cauda equina from lung carcinoma. The clinical course may be so rapid and poor that operative treatment should be considered after careful clinical evaluations.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.40.1540