Intradural spinal metastasis to the cauda equina in renal cell carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Kim, Dae Yong ^a   Lee, Jung Kil ^b   Moon, Sung Jun ^a   Kim, Seok Cheol ^a   Kim, Cheol Su ^a  

^a Department of Neurosurgery   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Intradural metastasis; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURA MATER; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERRED PAIN; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POLYRADICULOPATHY; SCIATICA; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72849122786     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b34e6c     Document Type: Article

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