Sarcoidosis presenting as an intramedullary spinal cord mass

Neurosurgery. 1984 Jul;15(1):86-90. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198407000-00016.

Abstract

A patient with sarcoidosis of the spinal cord showing cord enlargement upon myelography is presented. The literature regarding spinal cord involvement with sarcoidosis, the indications for operation, and treatment is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
  • Sarcoidosis / pathology*
  • Sarcoidosis / surgery
  • Spinal Cord / pathology*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / surgery

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones