Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis Mimicking Astrocytoma: A Rare Case Report

Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis Mimicking Astrocytoma: A Rare Case Report

Intramedullary spinal cord metastases (ISCMs) are infrequent lesions. Their incidence is estimated to range from 0.9 to 2.1%, found in autopsies of cancer patients. However, as the life expectancy of malignant tumour patients constantly increases, the reported incidences of ISCMs are consequently ri...

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Main Authors: Pierfrancesco Lapolla, Placido Bruzzaniti, Leopoldo Costarelli, Alessandro Frati, Rui Chen, Xiaobo Li, Selenia Miglietta, Giuseppe Familiari, Pietro Familiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
intramedullary metastasis
carcinoid tumour
neuroendocrine lung tumour
spinal cord metastasis
small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1124

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