Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Metastasis from Prostate Carcinoma: A Case Report
Journal Title: BMH Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Vertebral and epidural metastases are common in malignancies, but intradural spinal metastases are rare. In this paper, we report a case of biopsy-proven intradural spinal metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
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KS Dhanya, VR Nambiar, S Sivakumar, PR Sasindran
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