Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Spinal cord compression syndrome is one of the most frequent oncologic emergencies, in which early diagnosis and treatment are key factors to prevent severe and irreversible neurological damage. It is estimated to have a prevalence of 3.4% in oncologic patients and is a source of significant morbidity in cancer patients. Spinal cord infiltration with hematogenous dissemination is the most common cause of spinal cord compression. In the present case, we present a clinical case of spinal cord compression syndrome secondary to a phyllodes tumour of the breast who was admitted to the emergency for lumbar pain with red flags and who suffered a spinal cord infarction with irreversible sequelae and poor prognosis.
Source: Romanian Neurosurgery
Authors: Julian David Moreno Cavanzo, Juan Felipe Alvarado Riascos, Lorena García Agudelo, Laura Carolina Navarro
Institution: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404372909