Neurocytoma of the thoracic spinal cord.

Martin, A J; Sharr, M M; Teddy, P J; Gardner, B P; Robinson, S F D · Acta Neurochir (Wien) · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Central neurocytoma is an unusual tumour that arises in the supratentorial ventricular system of young adults. Similar lesions, termed simply neurocytoma, have been described at a variety of locations outside the ventricular system. Here, we report the case of a 50-year-old man who presented with pain and a rapidly progressive myelopathy due to a neurocytoma of the upper thoracic spinal cord. The literature on spinal neurocytoma and its relation to central neurocytoma are discussed.

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