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Y. J. Silva and B. McSwain, “Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis: The Sole Clinical Manifestation of an Adenocarcinoma of the Colon,” Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1967, pp. 341-344.

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• TITLE: Solitary Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis from Colon Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

  AUTHORS: Pierpaolo Lunardi, Rodolfo Corinaldesi, Tommaso Lunardi, Roberto Floris

  KEYWORDS: Spinal Cord Metastasis

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, Vol.4 No.1, January 20, 2014

  ABSTRACT: It is extremely rare for cancer to present as an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis. The authors report on a case of a 74-year-old woman presenting with progressive tetraparesis to metastatic colon adenocarcinoma in the spinal cord. A review of the literature reveals that intramedullary localization is associated with a very short life expectancy, with a median survival of 3-4 months from the time of the diagnosis; nevertheless microsurgical removal of tumor can improve quality of life.