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ArticleSurgical neurology international2023

Primary thoracic intramedullary spinal cord tumor with likely metastases of glial origin to the lumbosacral vertebrae: Illustrative case.

Samuel K Asante, Jonathan J Lee, Amanda V Jenson, Lokeshwar S Bhenderu, John D Patterson, Andreana L Rivera, Gavin W Britz

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samuel K AsanteDepartment of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.
Jonathan J LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.
Amanda V JensonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.
Lokeshwar S BhenderuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.
John D PattersonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.
Andreana L RiveraDepartment of Pathology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.
Gavin W BritzDepartment of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.
Methodist Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Metastasis of systemic neoplasms to the spine is common; however, the metastasis of primary spinal cord tumors to other regions in the body is an infrequent occurrence. A few case reports have described the metastasis of primary spinal cord tumors, and in most cases, patients were younger than 30 years of age. Case Description: We present an illustrative case of a 47-year-old female with metastatic lesions to the lumbosacral vertebrae years after the initial diagnosis of an intradural, intramedullary spinal cord tumor (IMSCT). Although the surgical biopsy of the IMSCT was nondiagnostic, the patient was not found to have a separate primary neoplastic source, and the specimens of the metastatic lesions from the lumbar vertebral body were of glial origin. Conclusion: Metastasis from primary IMSCTs is extremely rare. Distant vertebral body and intracranial metastasis are even rarer yet possible. The clinical course is highly aggressive and responds poorly to current standard treatment.

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IntramedullaryMetastasisSpinal cord tumorVertebral body

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PMCPMC10559382
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