Cauda equina paraganglioma with subsequent intracranial and intraspinal metastases.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of cauda equina paraganglioma is described; subsequent intracranial and intraspinal metastases occurred after partial resection and adjunctive radiotherapy. Cerebrospinal fluid dissemination is a rare complication of spinal paragangliomas. Factors predictive of this unusual biological behaviour are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Cauda Equina
- Cerebellar Neoplasms
- Paraganglioma
- Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms