Resection of an intramedullary high cervical metastasis from a malignant mixed Muellerian tumour

Publikation

Resection of an intramedullary high cervical metastasis from a malignant mixed Muellerian tumour

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 12.01.2013

Stienen Martin N., Hinkerohe Daniel, Harders Albrecht, Lücke Sebastian

Zitation

Stienen M, Hinkerohe D, Harders A, Lücke S. Resection of an intramedullary high cervical metastasis from a malignant mixed Muellerian tumour. J Clin Neurosci 2013; 20:619-21.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

J Clin Neurosci 2013; 20

Veröffentlichungsdatum

12.01.2013

eISSN (Online)

1532-2653

Seiten

619-21

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

We present a 66-year-old female patient with a high cervical intramedullary metastasis from a malignant mixed Muellerian tumour (MMMT; carcinosarcoma) with concomitant syringomyelia. She was admitted to our clinic with symptoms of cervical myelopathy. MRI revealed an intramedullary tumour of 2.6cm×1.2cm at the cervical vertebral body C2. We performed a laminectomy on C2 followed by a dorsal median myelotomy from C1 to C3 to resect the tumour. The surgical intervention removed the tumour completely and resolved the syringomyelia. During the 36months of follow-up, the patient presented in a stable condition with no evidence of tumour recurrence. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an intramedullary metastasis of a MMMT.