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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2019

Nerve root metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Alessandra Di Sibio, Lucia Romano, Antonio Giuliani, Marco Varrassi, Maria Carmela De Donato, Antonio Iacopino, Marco Perri, Mario Schietroma, Francesco Carlei, Ernesto Di Cesare and 1 more

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Nerve Root Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma Detected by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scan.Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra Di SibioDepartment of Radiology, S. Salvatore Hospital, Via L. Natali, 1, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
Lucia RomanoDepartment of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. Electronic address: lucia.romano1989@libero.it.
Antonio GiulianiDepartment of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Marco VarrassiDepartment of Radiology, S. Salvatore Hospital, Via L. Natali, 1, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
Maria Carmela De DonatoDepartment of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Antonio IacopinoDepartment of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Marco PerriDepartment of Radiology, S. Salvatore Hospital, Via L. Natali, 1, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
Mario SchietromaDepartment of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Francesco CarleiDepartment of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Ernesto Di CesareDepartment of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Carlo MasciocchiDepartment of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
University of L'Aquila · ITSan Salvatore Hospital · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNerve root metastasis without extension from an adjacent process has been seldom reported in case of solid tumors. We describe a case of solitary nerve root metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma, likely due to hematogenous spread. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old man presented with radiculopathy refractory to medical treatment. MRI and CT demonstrated a right-sided S1 nerve root mass involving the spinal ganglion in its intra-foraminal region with avid enhancement, initial erosive bone changes on sacral foramina and focal hyperaccumulation on 18F - FDG CT-PET, suspicious for metastasis. The histopathological examination confirmed a metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma. DISCUSSION: A review of the current literature revealed only ten cases of hematogenous metastases to spinal nerve root ganglia; the primary lesions in those cases were an oat cell carcinoma of the lung, two cases of colonic adenocarcinoma, a case of uterine adenocarcinoma, a ductal breast carcinoma, a Ewing's sarcoma, a Renal Cell Carcinoma, a gastro-intestinal stromal tumor, a follicular thyroid carcinoma, a pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

conclusionIn the setting of a known malignancy, a nerve root metastasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a nerve root mass, although it occurs very rarely.

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MetastasisMetastatic gastric cancerRadiation therapySpinal nerve root ganglion neoplasm

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