Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis with Intramedullary Metastasis of Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: An Autopsy Case Report

Background. Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is characterized by spinal cord inflammation extending vertically through three or more vertebral segments. The widespread use of MRI revealed LETM more frequency than ever. We report the case of a patient with pathologically confirmed...

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Main Authors: Kenya Nishioka, Ryota Tanaka, Satoshi Tsutsumi, Hideki Shimura, Yutaka Oji, Harumi Saeki, Yukimasa Yasumoto, Masanori Ito, Nobutaka Hattori, Takao Urabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/305670
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