title: Cervical paraganglioma with subsequent intracranial and intraspinal metastases. Case report.
abstract: Paragangliomas, tumors derived from the extra-adrenal paraganglion system, have commonly been found in the retroperitoneum, abdomen, mediastinum, skull base, and neck. Rare intraspinal cases have included involvement of the cauda equina and filum terminale, and a recent case has been reported of thoracic cord paraganglioma with metastasis to the cauda equina. The authors present the case of a patient with a cervical paraganglioma who underwent subtotal resection followed by postoperative irradiation; she subsequently developed multiple intracranial and intraspinal metastases 7 months following the first decompression procedure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Blades
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*