Isolated carcinoid tumor of the terminal filum. Case report.
The authors describe a patient with neurological symptoms caused by a carcinoid tumor at the terminal filum without carcinoid "flushing" syndrome or endocrinological abnormalities. The patient underwent subtotal resection and adjuvant radiotherapy. Extensive postoperative workup revealed no primary site of disease. To the authors' knowledge, this patient represents the first case of terminal filum carcinoid tumor.
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Division of Radiation Oncology, Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. locke@radonc.wustl.edu
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D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*