Cervical paraganglioma with subsequent intracranial and intraspinal metastases. Case report.
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.
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Division of Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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*