|
Title
|
|
|
|
An achilles tendinosis masking an intramedullary astrocytoma
|
|
|
Author
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
| We report the case of a 53-year-old male with a right Achilles tendinosis, who complains about a mild gait disorder starting after walking several kilometers. In the following months he develops neurological symptoms. MRI lumbar spine shows an intramedullary tumor at level Th12. A biopsy confirms the diagnosis of an intramedullary astrocytoma. Primary intramedullary tumors are relatively rare. Clinical presentation is often insidious. The authors want to make a point to reconsider a diagnosis in case it does not explain completely the anamnestic or clinical findings. According to the literature there is no optimal approach to the management of these tumors. |
|
|
|
Language
|
|
|
|
English
|
|
|
Source (journal)
|
|
|
|
Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. - Amsterdam
|
|
|
Publication
|
|
|
|
Amsterdam
:
2015
|
|
|
ISSN
|
|
|
|
1053-8127
|
|
|
DOI
|
|
|
|
10.3233/BMR-140542
|
|
|
Volume/pages
|
|
|
|
28
:3
(2015)
, p. 599-602
|
|
|
ISI
|
|
|
|
000356810600021
|
|
|
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
|
|
|
|
|
|