title: An extrarenal rhabdoid tumor of the cervical spine with bony involvement.
abstract: A case of a histologically proven rhabdoid tumor of the cervical spine in a 19-year-old Caucasian male is presented. Primary extrarenal rhabdoid tumors are very rare. When the central nervous system is involved, the tumor usually is located in the brain. Only three cases of primary spinal rhabdoid tumor have been reported. This case is the first reported extradural rhabdoid tumor of the spinal canal and the first case of a rhabdoid tumor located in the spinal canal with bony involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. christophe.robbens@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robbens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanwyck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sciot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Debiec-Rychter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000379:methods; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA