Atypical Chest Pain: An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Metastasis due to Penile Carcinoma

Spinal metastases may present in a myriad of ways, most commonly back pain with or without neurology. We report an unusual presentation of isolated atypical chest pain preceding metastatic cord compression, secondary to penile carcinoma. Spinal metastasis from penile carcinoma is rare with few cases...

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Main Authors: Sarah Pywell, Shumaila Hasan, Mohammad Zain Sohail, Georgios Mamarelis, Cameron Dott, Mohammad Taimur Khan, Naveethan Sivanadarajah
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7284070
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Cameron Dott
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description Spinal metastases may present in a myriad of ways, most commonly back pain with or without neurology. We report an unusual presentation of isolated atypical chest pain preceding metastatic cord compression, secondary to penile carcinoma. Spinal metastasis from penile carcinoma is rare with few cases reported. This unusual presentation highlights the need for a heightened level of clinical suspicion for spinal metastases as a possible cause for chest pain in any patients with a history of carcinoma. The case is discussed with reference to the literature.
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spelling doaj-art-69840c46269f4ed9bc3e1c4d69574f952025-02-03T06:44:28ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/72840707284070Atypical Chest Pain: An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Metastasis due to Penile CarcinomaSarah Pywell0Shumaila Hasan1Mohammad Zain Sohail2Georgios Mamarelis3Cameron Dott4Mohammad Taimur Khan5Naveethan Sivanadarajah6Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow CM20 1QX, UKNeurosurgery Department, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E11BB, UKTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow CM20 1QX, UKTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow CM20 1QX, UKTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow CM20 1QX, UKManchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UKTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow CM20 1QX, UKSpinal metastases may present in a myriad of ways, most commonly back pain with or without neurology. We report an unusual presentation of isolated atypical chest pain preceding metastatic cord compression, secondary to penile carcinoma. Spinal metastasis from penile carcinoma is rare with few cases reported. This unusual presentation highlights the need for a heightened level of clinical suspicion for spinal metastases as a possible cause for chest pain in any patients with a history of carcinoma. The case is discussed with reference to the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7284070
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Case Reports in Surgery
title Atypical Chest Pain: An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Metastasis due to Penile Carcinoma
title_full Atypical Chest Pain: An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Metastasis due to Penile Carcinoma
title_fullStr Atypical Chest Pain: An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Metastasis due to Penile Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Atypical Chest Pain: An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Metastasis due to Penile Carcinoma
title_short Atypical Chest Pain: An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Metastasis due to Penile Carcinoma
title_sort atypical chest pain an unusual presentation of spinal metastasis due to penile carcinoma
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