Peripheral neuroepithelioma presenting as a spinal cord tumour.
A case of spinal cord tumour in a 41-year-old man is presented. The initial diagnosis was of metastatic small cell tumour. One year postoperatively he presented with a left cerebellopontine angle tumour which resolved with radiotherapy. Three years after initial presentation he remains well with no evidence of a primary tumour. Histological review shows the tumour to be a peripheral neuroepithelioma, which has not previously been reported to affect the spinal cord. The differential diagnosis of small cell spine tumours is discussed.
Wasserberg
J
J
Department of Neurosurgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, UK.
al-Sarraj
S
S
Bridges
L R
LR
D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018241:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed