Rare malignant primary spinal intradural extramedullary mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: a case report and literature review

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MCS) is a rare malignant chondrosarcoma with a high propensity for recurrence and distant metastasis. MCS usually arises from bone tissue, and rarely occurs outside the bone. MCS in the subdural and extramedullary regions of the spinal cord is especially rare. In this article, we report a case of spinal intradural extramedullary MCS with herpes virus infection, which is the first such case reported in East China.

Case Description

A 13-year-old male complained of intermittent low-grade fever, sweating, progressive constipation with weakness of both lower extremities and bilateral hypoesthesia after a 5-month history of herpes virus infection. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a subdural-extramedullary solid nodular mass

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9552268 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature