Spinal cord compression by amyloid deposits.

STUDY DESIGN

Dorsal spinal cord compression caused by amyloid tissue deposits in the posterior vertebral arch and epidural space of the T6-T7 region in a 29-year-old woman is reported.

RESULTS

Studies did not show any primary cause of amyloidosis.

CONCLUSIONS

This case can be classified as primary localized tissue because other causes and amyloid deposits were not discovered. This patient was the youngest person reported to have dorsal spinal cord compression caused by amyloid tissue deposits, and the spinal cord compression was localized in the thoracic region, which occurred in six of the seven cases reported.