Peripheral neuroepithelioma presenting as a spinal cord tumour

A case of spinal cord tumour in a 41-year-old man is presented. The initial diagnosis was of metastatic small cell tumour. One year postoperatively he presented with a left cerebellopontine angle tumour which resolved with radiotherapy. Three years after initial presentation he remains well with no evidence of a primary tumour. Histological review shows the tumour to be a peripheral neuroepithelioma, which has not previously been reported to affect the spinal cord. The differential diagnosis of small cell spine tumours is discussed.