title: Intramedullary spinal metastasis of a carcinoid tumor.
abstract: We report an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from a bronchial carcinoid, and discuss its mechanisms and management. Intramedullary spinal cord metastases from any cancer are rare, and bronchial carcinoids account for only a small fraction of lung cancers. To our knowledge, an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from a bronchial carcinoid has been described only once previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jay I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: vyanamadala@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yanamadala
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*
keywords: Carcinoid tumor; Central nervous system; Intramedullary spinal metastasis; Metastasis