TY - JOUR
T1 - 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Cauda Equina Syndrome Secondary to Leptomeningeal Metastatic Breast Cancer
AU - Solnes, Lilja B.
AU - Javadi, Mehrbod Som Som
AU - Rowe, Steven P.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is an uncommon entity that may be caused by a variety of conditions. It refers to dysfunction of the ventral, dorsal, sacral, and coccygeal nerve roots in the region of the filum terminale. We present a case of a 32-year-old woman with a history of BRCA1-positive metastatic breast cancer who complained of lower extremity muscle weakness increasing over a 2-week period and decreased sensation of the lower extremities accompanied by severe constipation and suspected urinary retention with overflow incontinence. The patient underwent whole-body F-FDG PET/CT and MRI of the spine with and without gadolinium-based contrast.
AB - Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is an uncommon entity that may be caused by a variety of conditions. It refers to dysfunction of the ventral, dorsal, sacral, and coccygeal nerve roots in the region of the filum terminale. We present a case of a 32-year-old woman with a history of BRCA1-positive metastatic breast cancer who complained of lower extremity muscle weakness increasing over a 2-week period and decreased sensation of the lower extremities accompanied by severe constipation and suspected urinary retention with overflow incontinence. The patient underwent whole-body F-FDG PET/CT and MRI of the spine with and without gadolinium-based contrast.
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U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001354
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001354
M3 - Article
C2 - 27607169
AN - SCOPUS:85028274424
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 41
SP - e485-e486
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
IS - 11
ER -