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Calibrated Forceps Model of Spinal Cord Compression Injury
Published on: April 24, 2015
Isolated metastatic dorsal spinal cord compression revealing prostatic adenocarcinoma
Mehdi Borni1, Brahim Kammoun1, Fatma Kolsi1
1Department of Neurosurgery, UHC Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Prostate cancer is the second common etiology of cord compression after lung cancer. Its slow natural history justifies an aggressive treatment. The fact that the metastatic lesion precedes the primary tumor remains rare. We report the case of a 86 year-old man who was admitted for heaviness of both lower limbs responsible for gait disorder. He had flaccid paraplegia. Spinal MRI showed an epidural lesion. Histology after surgery was compatible for a metastasis of prostatic adenocarcinoma. Spinal cord compression due to prostate cancer is correlated with poor prognosis. The fact that the metastatic lesion precedes the primary tumor remains rare.
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