Chronic Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess Mimicking Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor-"Phantom Tumor": A Case Report.

Ajay Ramesh KothariSiddharth Manik Katkade Sughandh Kaparthi Parag Kantilal Sancheti

Published in: JBJS case connector (2023)

Usually, intramedullary spinal cord abscess (ISCA) has an acute presentation and warrants an emergent line of treatment with a risk of mortality. Very rarely chronic ISCA can mimic intramedullary spinal cord tumor. It is the first case reported in the literature of chronic ISCA mimicking conus IMST.

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