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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2005;37(6): 466-468. |
| Intradural Extramedullary Non-infiltrated Solitary Metastatic Tumor. |
| Young Jin Jung, Sang Woo Kim, Chul Hoon Chang, Soo Ho Cho |
| Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. sw902@yumail.ac.kr |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Spinal intradural extramedullary non-infiltrated solitary metastasis is very rare. We report a case of intradural extramedullary carcinoma to the T9 nerve root, which mimiking a nerve sheath tumor. Pathology reveals metastatic adenocarcinoma. We discuss the feature of mechanism and pathogenesis and management strategy follows. |
| Key Words:
Intradural extramedullary; Nerve root; Metastasis |
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