Isolated metastatic dorsal spinal cord compression revealing prostatic adenocarcinoma

Prostate cancer is the second common etiology of cord compression after lung cancer. Its slow natural history justifies an aggressive treatment. The fact that the metastatic lesion precedes the primary tumor remains rare.We report the case of a 86 year-old man who was admitted for heaviness of both...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Borni, Brahim Kammoun, Fatma Kolsi, Mohamed Zaher Boudawara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019300725