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Obturator mononeuropathy due to adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin

  • R. Türkoğlu1
  • M. Gencer1
  • F.V. Aker2
  • K. Meriç3
  • S.Y. Gökçeer1
  • A. Çoban4
  • E. Tüzün4,*,

1Department of Neurology, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

2Department of Pathology, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

3Department of Radiology, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

4Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo3253.2016 Vol.37,Issue 6,December 2016 pp.882-883

Published: 10 December 2016

*Corresponding Author(s): E. Tüzün E-mail: drerdem@yahoo.com

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Abstract

A 35-year-old woman presented with a three-month history of left groin and thigh pain. Neurological examination and electromyography showed pathological features consistent with obturator nerve involvement. Imaging studies revealed a left retroperitoneal mass, which by pathological examination was shown to be metastatic adenocarcinoma of possible Mullerian origin. Primary tumor could not be detected in a follow-up period of three years. Obturator mononeuropathy can be the first manifestation of cancer. Cancer of unknown primary origin may occasionally be local, well-restricted and carry a good prognosis.

Keywords

Obturator nerve; Mononeuropathy; Groin pain; Tumor; Adenocarcinoma.

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R. Türkoğlu,M. Gencer,F.V. Aker,K. Meriç,S.Y. Gökçeer,A. Çoban,E. Tüzün. Obturator mononeuropathy due to adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2016. 37(6);882-883.

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