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Spinal carcinoid metastasis with dural invasion
Sean J Nagel1, Gwyneth Hughes, Kene T Ugokwe
1Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. nagels@ccf.org
World Neurosurgery
|December 14, 2011
Summary
This case report details a rare lumbar intradural carcinoid metastasis, 16 years after a primary thymic carcinoid diagnosis. Such central nervous system (CNS) carcinoid metastases are exceptionally uncommon, even with advanced disease.
Area of Science:
- Neuro-oncology
- Endocrinology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Carcinoid tumors, neuroendocrine neoplasms, can metastasize distantly.
- Central nervous system (CNS) metastases from carcinoid tumors are exceedingly rare.
- Intradural spinal metastases are a particularly uncommon manifestation.
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