Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis from Malignant Mesenchymal Tumor: Detection with FDG-PET/CT Malign Mezenkimal Tümörde İntramedüller Omurilik Metastazının FGD-PET/BT ile Tespiti
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چکیده
Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis is very rare. In this study, we present the case of a 32-year-old male patient with a 2-month history of bilateral lower extremity weakness. Initial magnetic resonance imaging of the dorsal spine showed abnormal thickening of the dorsal spinal cord at the level of the T1-2 bodies. FDG-PET/CT images revealed a hypermetabolic lesion in the spinal cord at this level. This patient had an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis, a rare form of metastatic disease, secondary to malignant mesenchymal tumor.
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