Direct epidural metastasis of breast cancer mimicking a large lumbar disc sequestrum: A case report and review of literature.

Babak Mirzashahi,Mohammadreza Razzaghof,Pouya Tabatabaei Irani

Clinical case reports（2023）

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Abstract

We report a case of cauda equina syndrome (CES) caused by an epidural metastasis of breast cancer, which oddly mimicked a large disc sequestrum leading to misdiagnosis. To our knowledge, it is the first report of a metastatic epidural breast cancer lesion mimicking a disc sequestrum.

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breast cancer,cauda equina syndrome,disc sequestrum,epidural metastasis,lumbar disc herniation

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