Pleural effusion accumulating in the epidural space: Recurrent cord compression in a patient with progressive lung adenocarcinoma.

The article describes the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with one month of left chest wall pain and upper back pain radiating around her right chest. Examinations revealed a large epidural fluid collection in the region of the prior laminectomy. The patient was found to have lung carcinoma and developed a pleural effusion which extended through a tissue defect.