경막내 수외 척수로 전이된 폐선암 1예

A Case of Intradural Extramedullary Cord Tumor Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

저지들은 폐선암으로부터 전이된 드물게 발생하는 경막내 수외 척수 종양 1예를 치험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

Intradural extramedullary spinal metastasis from systemic tumor is extremely rare but epidural extramedullary cord tumor metastasis from the lung is relatively common. A 57 year-old male patient was admitted to department of internal medicine and neurosurgery in Chonbuk National University Hospital because of coughing, low back pain radiate to the right great toe, and numbness of the right calf area. Spinal MRI scan revealed round oval shaped mass lesion on just below the level of the conus medullaris. Authors present the clinical, histologic, radiologic features of spinal intradural metastatic tumor and operative total removal followed by chemothrapy with an extensive review of literatures.