title: Paraganglioma of the filum terminale: case report and literature review.
abstract: A rare case of a paraganglioma of the filum terminale is reported. The patient presented with headache and papilledema. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated enlarged ventricles of the brain and a well-demarcated intradural spine tumor. After resection of the tumor, the papilledema and headaches resolved, and the ventricles returned to normal size. Pathologic examination revealed a paraganglioma of the filum terminale. We present this rare case and review the literature of spinal paragangliomas as well as the association of spinal tumors with hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ashkenazi
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Onesti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kader
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Llena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*