TY - JOUR T1 - Paraplegia in a puerperal woman due to spinal metastasis from papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 985 LP - 988 VL - 26 IS - 6 AU - Khalil E. Rajab AU - Abdulla A. Issa AU - Raghava K. Das AU - Abdul N. Al-Aradi Y1 - 2005/06/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/6/985.abstract N2 - We present an unusual case of paraplegia which occurred on the second postnatal day. Investigations revealed a spinal mass at D-7 level. Histopathology of the tumor showed it to be a spinal metastasis from a solitary thyroid malignant nodule. The patient had laminotomy and biopsy, followed later by total thyroidectomy. She also had radiotherapy and radio-iodine ablation. We discuss the therapeutic modalities of such a condition. ER -