title: Paraganglioma of the cauda equina: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A rare paraganglioma of the cauda equina is reported. The clinical, radiological and histological features of this neoplasm are described. Diagnosis was resolved by the absence of glial fibrillary acid protein and electron microscopic evidence of neurosecretory features. Relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.lastname: Naim-ur-Rahman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadiq
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Jamjoom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein