Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis from Malignant Mesenchymal Tumor: Detection with FDG-PET/CT

Tamam M. O., Tamam C., Yildirim D., Mulazimoglu M., Kamali G.

MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY, cilt.24, ss.22-24, 2015 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/mirt.46855
  • Dergi Adı: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-24
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, positron-emission tomography, spinal cord, metastasis, intramedullary, malignant mesenchymal tumor, CARCINOMA, CANCER
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis is very rare. In this study, we present the case of a 32-year-old male patient with a 2-month history of bilateral lower extremity weakness. Initial magnetic resonance imaging of the dorsal spine showed abnormal thickening of the dorsal spinal cord at the level of the T1-2 bodies. FDG-PET/CT images revealed a hypermetabolic lesion in the spinal cord at this level. This patient had an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis, a rare form of metastatic disease, secondary to malignant mesenchymal tumor.