Perineural spread of cervical cancer to the sciatic nerve.
In this report we present a patient with a recent diagnosis of cervical adenocarcinoma with progressive left lower extremity pain and weakness. MR imaging of the pelvis and subsequent FDG CT/PET were complementary in demonstrating abnormalities worrisome for perineural spread of malignancy, which wa...
| Publicado en: | Skeletal Radiology Vol. 42; no. 11; pp. 1627 - 1632 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Nov2013
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | In this report we present a patient with a recent diagnosis of cervical adenocarcinoma with progressive left lower extremity pain and weakness. MR imaging of the pelvis and subsequent FDG CT/PET were complementary in demonstrating abnormalities worrisome for perineural spread of malignancy, which was confirmed with an open fascicular biopsy of the sciatic nerve. We review the imaging and propose a mechanism of perineural spread to the sciatic nerve, which we believe is supported by the imaging in this case. |
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