'Metastatic invasive mole' causing paraplegia.

We report a rare case of 'metastatic invasive mole' to the spinal cord causing paraplegia in a 19-year-old woman. There are no such histologically proven reports in the literature since the use of the tumour marker, beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotrophin (beta-HCG) and chemotherapy. We stress the importance of considering this rare possibility in young woman with compressive myelopathy.

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Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram
India

Keywords

Adult, Paraplegia, Hydatidiform Mole, Diagnosis, Differential, Pregnancy, Uterine Neoplasms, Humans, Female, Spinal Cord Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Spinal Cord Compression

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