Table 1 Summary of case reports published for intramedullary ovarian spinal tumors
Reference | Lesion level (enhancing portion) | Time from primary diagnosis to spinal metastasis diagnosis* | Surgical intervention | Adjuvant therapy | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current report | C2-C5 | two years | Subtotal resection | 30Gy and steroids | Strength improved; three weeks post-operative spinal epidural hematoma; died five months later |
Thomas et al. [6] | C6-T1 | Four and a half years | None | 30Gy and steroids | Strength improved; died six months later |
Cormio et al. [8] | C5-C6 | One and a half years | None | Steroids, chemotherapy, 30Gy | Strength improved; died 10 months later |
Isoya et al. [5] | T10 | four years | Subtotal resection | Radiotherapy (dose not given) | No neurological improvement; alive two years after surgery |
Rastelli et al. [4] | T11 | two years | Gross total resection | 30Gy (10 fractions) | Near-complete strength improvement; MRI shows no spinal recurrence 16 months on |
Bakshi et al. [7] | Conus medullaris and cauda equina | two years | None | Steroids, radiotherapy (dose not given), chemotherapy | Symptomatic improvement; three-year complete remission |