Endometriosis of conus medullaris: a case report

R N Sahu, Rabi Narayan Sahu, Arun Tungaria, A Tungaria, Lalit Pal, L Pal, Rakesh Kumar, R Kumar
British journal of neurosurgery · 2013 · vol. 27(6) , pp. 842–844 · doi:10.3109/02688697.2013.795519 · PMID:23679082 · W2129415346
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This report details a rare case of endometriosis causing acute paraparesis and bladder dysfunction in a 25-year-old woman, which was treated by emergency decompression following MRI-diagnosed intramedullary bleeding.

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Endometriosis involving the neural axis is extremely rare. A twenty-five-year-old woman presented with acute onset paraparesis with bladder involvement of five-day duration. We missed her history of cyclical back-ache related to menses at the emergency room. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spinal cord showed an intramedullary tumour with bleeding at conus-epiconus level. She was operated in the emergency department with laminectomy-durotomy and tumour decompression. Histopathology of the tumour was suggested endometriosis.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Spinal Cord Compression Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Laminectomy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Muscle Weakness Muscle Weakness Neurologic Examination Neurosurgical Procedures Paraparesis Paraparesis Spinal Cord Spinal Cord Spinal Cord Compression Spinal Cord Compression

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