Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis Mimicking an Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor

Table 1

Case reports of transverse myelitis presenting as intramedullary mass lesion.

Authors, yr	Sex, age (yr)	Symptoms	Level	Oligoclonal bands in CSF	Biopsy/surgery	Final diagnosis
Dhiwakar and Buxton, 2004 [3]	F, 36	Quadriparesis, paresthesia, urinary retention	C1–T2	Yes	Yes	MS
Brinar et al., 2006 [4]	M, 33	Weakness, paresthesia	C1–C3	Yes	No	MS
	F, 26	Pain, paresthesia, weakness, urinary retention	Medulla-C5	No	Yes	ADEM
	F, 33	Paresthesia, weakness	C3–C6	No	No	ADEM
	F, 36	Paresthesia, paraparesis, urinary incontinence	C1–C4	No	Yes	NMO
	M, 54	Pain, stiffness, paresthesia, paraparesis, urinary incontinence	T4–T6	Yes	No	ADEM
Habek et al., 2011 [5]	F, 43	Quadriparesis, urinary incontinence	Medulla-T1	Yes	Yes	NMO
Fanous et al. (current study)	M, 66	Pain, paresthesia	C2–C4	No	Yes	ITM

ADEM, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; F, female; ITM, idiopathic transverse myelitis; M, male; MS, multiple sclerosis; NMO, neuromyelitis optica; Yr, year(s).