Chemodectoma of the cauda equina: case report.
Well-differentiated paragangliomas have been found in unusual sites where conspicuous paraganglions are not normally found. A patient with a chemodectoma of the cauda equina is described. The importance of differentiating such tumors from those far more commonly seen in the region of the cauda equina, namely, ependymomas, hemangioblastomas, and metastatic carcinomas is emphasised.
D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure