Solitary intradural extramedullary metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the conus medullaris

We report the case of a 68-year-old man with a 6-year history of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), who presented with severe low backache and paraparesis for a month before admission. In addition, he experienced urinary retention for 2 weeks. A spinal magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed the presence...

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Main Authors: Tzu-Kang Lin, Shu-Mei Chen, Shih-Ming Jung, 林子淦, 陳淑美, 容世明
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10000227