title: Primary neurocytoma in the spinal cord. A case report.
abstract: Central neurocytoma is defined as an intraventricular benign brain tumor. Extraventricular location of central neurocytoma is rare: only nine cases of spinal neurocytoma had been reported in the English literature. We hereby present a case of atypical neurocytoma involving unusual long segments (8-segment) of cervico-thoracic spinal cord in a 29-year-old woman with emphasis on pre- and post-surgical neuroimaging, pathological correlation, and review the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan - wyguo@vghtpe.gov.tw.
authors.forename: Chinchun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yu-Shu
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Donald M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Wanyuo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guo