Transient Paraparesis Due to A Missed Thoracic Spinal Cord Tumor after Lumbar Spinal Surgery - A Case Report -

Case Report

Korean J Spine 2005;2(3): 294-296.

Jong-Ha Koh, M.D., Jong-Kun Park, M.D., Soo-Il Yoo, M.D., Yong-Sung Lee, M.D.

Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon Christian Hospital, Incheon, Korea

요추부 수술 후 미진단 흉추부 척수 종양으로 인한 일과성 하지 부전마비 - 증례 보고 -

고종하^,박종근^,유수일^,이용성

인천기독병원 신경외과학교실

Abstract

We report a case of a missed thoracic meningioma became symptomatic after lumbar spinal surgery for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis in a 70-year-old-woman. Additional magnetic resonance imaging of thoracic spine revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor in T3-T4 level. Secondary operation was performed to remove the tumor mass. The patient was fully recovered. Initially, careful physical, neurologic and radiologic examination is very important before spine surgery and missed lesions such as thoracic spinal cord tumors should be considered when neurologic deficits arise after lumbar spine surgery.

Keywords: Paraparesis.Sopndylolisthesis.Spinal stenosis.Thoracic Spinal Cord Tumor