Spinal cord compression due to brown tumor. Issue 6 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pikis, Stylianos; Cohen, José E.; Vargas, Andres; Schroeder, Josh; Kaplan, Leon; Itshayek, Eyal
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 22:Issue 6(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 1063
• Page End: 1066
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.12.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="ab005"> <title id="st045">Abstract</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005">We report a rare case of a vertebral brown tumor causing spinal cord compression and resulting in progressive paraparesis in a 27-year-old female with end-stage renal failure, managed with hemodialysis. Urgent neurosurgical intervention and gross total resection resulted in complete resolution of the symptoms.</p> </sec> </abstract>