Neurocytoma of the thoracic spinal cord

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 pa...

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Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 2002-08, Vol.144 (8), p.823-828
Main Authors: MARTIN, A. J, SHARR, M. M, TEDDY, P. J, GARDNER, B. P, ROBINSON, S. F. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Disease Progression
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurocytoma - complications
Neurocytoma - pathology
Neurocytoma - surgery
Neurology
Pain - etiology
Paralysis - etiology
Spinal cord
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - complications
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - surgery
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-002-0980-z