Issue release date: 18.03.2025
Turkish Neurosurgery
2012 , Vol 22 , Num 4
1Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey
2Beytepe Military Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey
3Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3861-10.0 Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis (ISCM) is a rarely seen complication of cancer. We report a case of ISCM from gastric cancer. A 42-yearold male presented with a rare intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from gastric carcinoma manifesting as rapidly worsening motor and sphincter disturbances. The primary tumor had been treated 2 years previously. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the tumor localized in the thoracic spinal cord. The tumor was totally removed. The histological diagnosis was gastric adenocarcinoma. He has been stable postoperatively. Surgical treatment may be considered for cases with even rapid-growing tumors such as gastric carcinoma with no evidence of multi-organ dissemination, especially when presenting with progressive neurological deterioration. Keywords : Gastric adenocarcinoma, Intramedullary tumor, Metastasis, Spinal cord
Corresponding author : Berker Cemıl, berker5@yahoo.com
2Beytepe Military Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey
3Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3861-10.0 Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis (ISCM) is a rarely seen complication of cancer. We report a case of ISCM from gastric cancer. A 42-yearold male presented with a rare intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from gastric carcinoma manifesting as rapidly worsening motor and sphincter disturbances. The primary tumor had been treated 2 years previously. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the tumor localized in the thoracic spinal cord. The tumor was totally removed. The histological diagnosis was gastric adenocarcinoma. He has been stable postoperatively. Surgical treatment may be considered for cases with even rapid-growing tumors such as gastric carcinoma with no evidence of multi-organ dissemination, especially when presenting with progressive neurological deterioration. Keywords : Gastric adenocarcinoma, Intramedullary tumor, Metastasis, Spinal cord