RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Carcinoid Tumor Development in an Intramedullary Spinal Cord Mature Teratoma
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1778
OP 1781
VO 22
IS 9
A1 Fan, Xuemo
A1 Turner, Jennifer E.
A1 Turner, Thomas M.
A1 Elrod, James P.
A1 Clough, John A.
A1 Howell, Everette I.
A1 Johnson, Mahlon D.
YR 2001
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/9/1778.abstract
AB Summary: The case of a 43-year-old woman with a several month history of severe back pain is reported. CT and MR imaging revealed an intramedullary cystic tumor, which was considered a dermoid cyst or teratoma. During surgery, the tumor was found within the base of the filum terminale and completely resected. Microscopic studies revealed a mature teratoma with an intramural carcinoid nodule. Thirteen-month follow-up after surgical resection showed no evidence of tumor recurrence or neoplasms elsewhere.