Small cell cancer of the cervix presenting as compression of the spinal cord and cauda equina
Ampil, F.L.; Burton, G.V.; Abreo, F.; Apple, S.; Hardjasudarma, M.
Southern Medical Journal 91(3): 293-295
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-4348 PMID: 9521376 Document Number: 493515
Spinal cord or cauda equina compression by metastatic cancer usually occurs months or even years after the diagnosis of the primary tumor. We describe the unusual simultaneous presentation of small cell cancer of the cervix and metastatic tumor compressing the spinal cord and cauda equina.
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