title: Carcinoid tumour in a lumbar teratoma associated with tethered cord syndrome in an adult.
abstract: An unusual case of a carcinoid tumour in a lumbar extradural teratoma presenting as tethered cord syndrome and spina bifida without carcinoid syndrome in a 51-year-old woman is reported. These entities existing simultaneously in the same region are extremely rare and this suggests they have a common origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China. huawang@bjmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Songlin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: McNutt
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shenglan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cuiling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome