CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS CAUSING PARAPARESIS BY DIRECT EXTENSION TOTHE SPINAL-CORD

Authors
TIBBLE JA IRELAND AC
Citation
Ja. Tibble et Ac. Ireland, CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS CAUSING PARAPARESIS BY DIRECT EXTENSION TOTHE SPINAL-CORD, European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 7(10), 1995, pp. 1003-1004
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0954691X
Volume
7
Issue
10
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1003 - 1004
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-691X(1995)7:10<1003:COTECP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A 75-year-old man presented with dysphagia and subsequent paraparesis. He was treated by oesophageal dilatation and by the placement of an 8 .4 cm Atkinson tube. It was shown that an oesophago-subarachnoid fistu la, a rare complication of carcinoma of the oesophagus, had developed. This resulted from direct extension of the tumour to the spinal cord and caused paraparesis unrelated to treatment.