title: Bronchogenic carcinoid metastasis to the intramedullary spinal cord.
abstract: Carcinoid tumours are malignant tumours of neuroendocrine origin. Spinal-cord compression from carcinoid metastasis is uncommon, and intradural spinal carcinoid is rare. We report an instance of intramedullary carcinoid metastasis of the conus medullaris in the context of stable, asymptomatic systemic disease. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of intramedullary carcinoid metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia. diannali85@gmail.com
authors.forename: Dianna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buckland
authors.forename: Jonathon F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Parkinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery