The Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula in a Patient With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is an elusive and underdiagnosed disease. Congestive myelopathy occurs from increased venous pressure transmitted by the fistula between a radiculomeningeal artery and the spinal venous plexus. While its cause remains unknown, associations between SDAVF and...

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Autores principales: Jia, Dan Tong, Jacobs, Caitlin S, Tang, Mengxuan, Shaibani, Ali, Lukas, Rimas V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8237924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221759
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15303
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Sumario:Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is an elusive and underdiagnosed disease. Congestive myelopathy occurs from increased venous pressure transmitted by the fistula between a radiculomeningeal artery and the spinal venous plexus. While its cause remains unknown, associations between SDAVF and hyper-vascular states have been reported. We present the first documented case report of a de novo SDAVF diagnosis in a patient with active renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastasis to the spinal epidural space and review the literature.

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