Spinal cord tumor in a patient with multiple sclerosis: case report
| Autor: | Taricco,Mario Augusto, Machado,Andre, Callegaro,Dagoberto, Marino Jr,Raul |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.60 n.2B 2002 Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Academia Brasileira de Neurologia instacron:ABNEURO |
| Popis: | The association between multiple (MS) sclerosis and cerebral gliomas has been sporadically reported in the literature, causing a long lasting discussion if these lesions occur coincidentally or if MS plaques may actually lead to the genesis of gliomas. We report a 36 year old man who developed a rapid onset of right side weakness and loss of vision, having established a diagnosis of MS which was confirmed by CSF analysis and MRI. Nine years later he developed progressive tetraparesis, leading initially to suspicion of illness relapse and a demyelinating plaque in the spinal cord. However, after MRI investigation, a spinal cord tumor was diagnosed. The patient underwent cervical spine laminotomy for microsurgical removal of the spinal cord tumor diagnosed as ependimoma. The neurological deficits improved significantly. |
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