Intramedullary Cervical Cord Metastasis from a Nasopharynx Carcinoma

Abstract

A case with an intramedullary cervical cord metastasis from a nasopharynx carcinoma is presented. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature. The difficulties of differential diagnosis mainly concerning delayed radiation myelitis and necrotizing carcinomatous myelopathy are discussed.