Paraganglioma of the cauda equina: MR findings. One case.
Paraganglioma of the filum terminale is a rare tumor but well described in the neurosurgery and pathology literature. Few MRI reports are mentioned. Paraganglioma, often misdiagnosed with ependymoma or schwannoma on MRI images, must be kept in mind, when a highly vascular lesion with serpentine vessels is observed.
Lamer
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Department of Radiology, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.
Carlier
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Parker
F
F
Lacroix
C
C
Larue
F
F
de Latour
B
B
Vallee
C
C
D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium