title: Carcinoid tumor development in an intramedullary spinal cord mature teratoma.
abstract: The case of a 43-year-old woman with a several month history of severe back pain is reported. CT and MR imaging revealed an intramedullary cystic tumor, which was considered a dermoid cyst or teratoma. During surgery, the tumor was found within the base of the filum terminale and completely resected. Microscopic studies revealed a mature teratoma with an intramural carcinoid nodule. Thirteen-month follow-up after surgical resection showed no evidence of tumor recurrence or neoplasms elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Elrod
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Clough
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology*