Malignant triton tumour of the spine: a case report.
A malignant triton tumour is a malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation, and is a very rare occurrence. We describe the case of a 33-year-old man with neurofibromatosis type 1 who presented with paraplegia. Pathological examination of an intradural, extramedullary tumour excised at lumbar laminectomy demonstrated a malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation. We believe this is the first documented case of a malignant triton tumour of the spine.
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Department of Surgery, U.W.I., Jamaica.
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Reynolds
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Wellington
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Williams
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery