title: Neurocytoma of the spinal cord: report of three cases and review of the literature.
abstract: The spinal cord is a very rare location for extra-ventricular neurocytomas. Composed of small round cells with neuronal differentiation, neurocytoma has a particularly favourable prognosis. Long disease-free intervals have been observed in patients who received sub-total removal and radiotherapy. A careful intra-operative frozen section examination is helpful in avoiding excessive surgical tissue disturbance and to identify the best treatment option. To date, eight cases of neurocytoma of the spinal cord have been described. We report three more patients; one with very long survival, and review the published literature for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Roma, Italy. filippom-polli@usa.net
authors.forename: Filippo Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Polli
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miscusi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giangaspero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011878:Radiotherapy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome