TY  - JOUR
T1  - Ovarian Dysgerminoma with Metastasis to Spinal Column (Case Report)
AU - Ghahramanfard, F. AU - Faranoush, M. 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 8
SP  - 909
EP  - 912
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2009.909.912
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.909.912
KW  - Dysgerminoma
KW  -ovary
KW  -metastasis
KW  -spinal column
KW  -ovarian cancer
KW  -treatment
AB  - Ovarian cancer is fifth in cancer deaths among women with gynecologic malignancy. This tumor have good initial responses to surgery and chemotherapy in 80% of cases, but >75% of patients die due to complications of disease progression. A female, 25 years old, admitted in Fatemieh hospital with complaints of lower limbs paresthesia from 6 h before admission in hospital. She had paresthesia in lower limbs that was increased gradually and urinary incontinence was added. Within 2 h after admission, she became paraplegic. She was treated with dexamethasone then was referred to a neurosurgeon for urgent laminectomy. Neurosurgeon reported spinal cord invasion with a tumoral mass. Pathologic diagnosis was metastatic dysgerminoma. Then, radiotherapy and chemotherapy was done. Metastasis of ovarian tumor to spinal cord is rare and need more aggressive multidisciplinary treatment approach.
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