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Sacral Intradural Cysticercosis Misdiagnosed as Brain Tumor Metastasis  

Kim, Seok-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
Lee, Seung-Myung (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.37, no.1, 2005 , pp. 67-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
Spinal intradural cysticercosis is a rare manifestation of neurocysticercosis that may present as an isolated lesion. We report a case of sacral intradural cysticercosis misdiagnosed as a metastasis through cerebrospinal fluid seeding in a 48-year-old patient who underwent ependymoma surgery 3 months ago. We performed S1-2 laminectomy with the total removal of intradural lesion. The cysticercosis was confirmed histologically. The patient was given albendazole with corticosteroid.
Keywords
Neurocysticercois; Spine; Ependymoma; Metastasis;
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