Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis arising from papillary thyroid carcinoma: A case report and review of literature.

CONCLUSION: In an extensive literature review (pubmed), IMSCM metastasis from PTC primary is confirmed as a rarity and this may be the fourth documented case. Moreover, this may be the first report of a case of PTC metastatic neurological deterioration "even before the treatment of the primary was undertaken." Early diagnosis and microsurgical resection can result in improvement of neurological deficits and in the quality of life of patients with IMSCM. PMID: 27274413 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research