Abstract
The most common sites of metastatic lesions that are caused by an invasive mole are lung, liver, and brain. Spinal spread is very rare. We present a 24-year-old patient with paraparesis that was caused by an extradural spinal invasive mole. Surgery, for decompression and biopsy, and subsequent chemotherapy resulted in complete recovery.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
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Biopsy
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Epidural Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Epidural Neoplasms / pathology
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Epidural Neoplasms / secondary*
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Epidural Neoplasms / surgery
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Epidural Space / pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Hydatidiform Mole, Invasive / drug therapy
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Hydatidiform Mole, Invasive / pathology
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Hydatidiform Mole, Invasive / secondary*
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Hydatidiform Mole, Invasive / surgery
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Laminectomy
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Pregnancy
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Uterine Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
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Uterine Neoplasms / surgery*