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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neurol Surg Rep 2022; 83(03): e119-e122
DOI: 10.1055/a-1929-5265
Case Report

Acute Venous Congestive Myelopathy in a Patient with Neurosarcoidosis

Nicola Hazel Guy 
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington Regional Hospital, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
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Abstract

There is a range of differential diagnoses for intramedullary lesions of the conus medullaris, both neoplastic and non-neoplastic. There is a limited role for surgery in a large proportion of these diagnoses, and operative risks can outweigh any benefits of surgery. Here a case is presented of a patient referred to a neurosurgical center for a biopsy of a presumed neoplastic conus tumor. However, through the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team, further diagnoses were considered. After thorough investigation, two conditions were diagnosed: venous congestive myelopathy secondary to inferior vena cava agenesis and spinal neurosarcoidosis. This case demonstrates the importance of neurosurgeons retaining a high degree of suspicion for alternative diagnosis to avoid unnecessary surgical risk.

Keywords

neurosarcoidosis - venous congestive myelopathy - cauda equina - intramedullary - myelopathy


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 14. Juni 2022

Angenommen: 12. August 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
23. August 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
29. September 2022

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