Surgical Approach of Cauda Equina Syndrome Secondary to L5 Lumbar Solitary Bone Plasmocytoma with Partial Resection and Lumbopelvic Fixation

The solitary bone plasmacytoma is an uncommon cause of chronic lumbar pain. It belongs to a tumor group of plasmatic cells that usually disturbs the axial skeleton and can progress to multiple myeloma. The treatment of choice is radiotherapy; however, surgical management can also be done. Regardless...

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Main Authors: Juan Esteban Muñoz-Montoya, Maria Camila Vargas-Valdez, Carlos Sayith Perez-Cataño, Esteban Ramirez-Ferrer, Victor Elias Arrieta-Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1677961