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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
Babak Mirzashahi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Mohammadreza Razzaghof
Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
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Pouya Tabatabaei Irani
Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Abstract

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 the direct metastasis of breast cancer to epidural space.

Peer review status:ACCEPTED

22 Mar 2022Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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10 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
10 May 2022Assigned to Editor
13 May 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
18 May 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
28 May 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
13 Nov 20221st Revision Received
16 Nov 2022Submission Checks Completed
16 Nov 2022Assigned to Editor
16 Nov 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
25 Nov 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
21 Feb 2023Editorial Decision: Accept