A Rare Cause of Epidural Abscess: Esophageal Perforation After Radiotherapy

Introduction:
 Spinal epidural abscess is a rare neurosurgical emergency that usually seen invasive interventions to the spinal region, trauma or infection. In our case, anteriorly located abscess, which caused by spontaneous esophageal rupture as complication of radiotherapy, described.
 Case report:
 A 60-year-old female patient was admitted department with complaints confusion, high fever and weakness in both legs. The had been treated for lung metastasis breast cancer radiotherapy. anterior observed imaging, it considered developed after secondary After surgery antibiotic treatment during postoperative period. Although there are cases literature, they were generally esophagus chest. rupture, presented.
 Conclusion:
 Clinicians should consider patients walking difficulties differential diagnosis.