{"id":"d56b7d15-741e-4ed8-9fea-808cff4a629e","slug":"metastatic-choriocarcinoma-to-the-lumbar-spine-case-report-and-review-of-literature","title":"Metastatic choriocarcinoma to the lumbar spine: Case report and review of literature","authors":["Jesse Skoch","Kelly Kobylanski","Jeffrey M. Rice","Ali A. Baaj"],"abstract":"Background: There are few cases of choriocarcinoma metastases to the spine that have been reported. Most occurrences are in women with the gestational form of the tumor, and these now exhibit a very high remission rate with chemotherapeutic treatment, typically circumventing the need for spinal surgery. Case Description: In an effort to better understand treatment options for those rare instances when choriocarcinoma does find its way into the spine, we have synthesized a comprehensive literature review on the clinical cases of choriocarcinoma spinal metastases. We also describe our unique experience and decision-making involving the first reported case of surgical treatment of non-gestational choriocarcinoma spinal metastases in a male patient. Conclusion: Spinal surgery has a limited role in metastatic choriocarcinoma, but there is the potential for improving neurologic decline even in the rare and aggressive male variant of this disease.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/d56b7d15-741e-4ed8-9fea-808cff4a629e/featured/hero-1782420979828.png","publishDate":"2014-11-21T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/2152-7806.145205","categories":["Original Article"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4055/SNI-5-161.pdf"}