Thoracic Epidural Metastasis by High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Stomach Cancer: A Case Report.
10.14245/kjs.2011.8.3.236
- Author:
Min Ki KIM
1
;
Sung Bum KIM
;
Bong Jin PARK
;
Young Jin LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sungbumi7@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal cord compression;
Metastasis;
Neuroendocrine carcinoma
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Paraplegia;
Quality of Life;
Spinal Cord Compression;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2011;8(3):236-239
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Metastatic spinal cord compression is one of the most dreaded complications of metastatic cancer and notorious for severe functional deficits. Once they develop, they will severely affect the quality of life and the functional independence of affected patients. Here we report of thoracic epidural metastasis, which was not detected by whole body bone scan at 15 days before the breakout of paraplegia, by high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma from recurrent stomach cancer with reviews of the literatures.
