title: Paragangliomas of the cauda equina. Report of one case and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors report one case of cauda equina paraganglioma and review the neurosurgical, radiological and pathological literatureon this rare tumour. Although it is difficult to distinguish preoperatively the paraganglioma from other tumours of the cauda equina, like neurinoma or ependymoma, this neuroendocrine tumour should be included in differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Division of the Rome Army Medical Center, Rome, Italy. ricccaru@tin.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wierzbicki
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marrocco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery