Management of intramedullary endometriosis of the conus medullaris. A case report
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Total excision of intramedullary endometriosis followed by oophorectomy and aromatase inhibitor therapy resulted in clinical improvement for a patient.
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BACKGROUND: Few data exist on treating spinal cord endometriosis.
CASE: Total excision of the endometriotic lesion, followed by a bilateral oophorectomy and aromatase inhibitor therapy, led to a clinical improvement.
CONCLUSION: Attempts at total removal of spinal cord endometriosis may be safer after achieving pharmacologic control.
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- Endometriosis of the conus medullaris causing cyclic radiculopathy 2014
- Functional müllerian tissue within the conus medullaris generating cyclical neurological morbidity in an otherwise healthy female 2013
- Endometriosis of conus medullaris: a case report 2013
- Endometriosis in the deltoid muscle: a case report 2011
- Endometriosis in the Lumbar Plexus Mimicking a Nerve Sheath Tumor 2011
- Are aromatase inhibitors effective in endometriosis treatment? 2011
- Intramedullary endometriosis of the conus medullaris: case report 2006
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