Abstract
Background: There are few cases of choriocarcinoma metastases to the spine that have been reported. Most occurrences are in women with the gestational form of the tumor, and these now exhibit a very high remission rate with chemotherapeutic treatment, typically circumventing the need for spinal surgery.
Case Description: In an effort to better understand treatment options for those rare instances when choriocarcinoma does fnd its way into the spine, we have synthesized a comprehensive literature review on the clinical cases of choriocarcinoma spinal metastases. We also describe our unique experience and decision-making involving the first reported case of surgical treatment of non-gestational choriocarcinoma spinal metastases in a male patient.
Conclusion: Spinal surgery has a limited role in metastatic choriocarcinoma, but there is the potential for improving neurologic decline even in the rare and aggressive male variant of this disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 145205 |
Journal | Surgical Neurology International |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | Supplement |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Cauda equina
- Chemotherapy
- Choriocarcinoma
- Germinoma
- Tumor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology