Small cell cancer of the cervix presenting as compression of the spinal cord and cauda equina

South Med J. 1998 Mar;91(3):293-5. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199803000-00019.

Abstract

Spinal cord or cauda equina compression by metastatic cancer usually occurs months or even years after the diagnosis of the primary tumor. We describe the unusual simultaneous presentation of small cell cancer of the cervix and metastatic tumor compressing the spinal cord and cauda equina.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / radiotherapy*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary*
  • Cauda Equina*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Palliative Care
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*