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Gac Med Mex 2001; 137 (5)

Cauda equina paraganglioma with papillary pattern and cytokeratin expression: two potential causes of misdiagnosis. Case report and literature review.

Cuesta-Mejías T, Revilla-Pacheco F, Bosque-Patoni C, Ortiz-Hidalgo C

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 465-470
PDF size: 104.75 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Paragangliomas are unusual neuroendocrine tumours, rare in the cauda equina and filum terminale. Due to their low frecuency, no clasical patterns and dual immunophenotype, may be misinterpreted as others neoplasms more frequent in this site. It is our aim to report a case of paraganglioma of the cauda equina and filum terminale( PGCCFT ), standing out it’s histological-immunohistochemical pattern, differential diagnosis, prognostic and treatment. We reviewed the clinical presentation, NMR features and morphological aspect of one PGCCFT, diagnosed in the ABC Medical Center’s Surgical Pathology Department of Mexico City. Report of the case: 26 years old man , who had been suffering a low lumbar pain for one year before he came to our hospital. The NRM showed heterointense lesion in the level of first and second vertebra, suggesting ependymoma. The tumor was totally resected. Histologically it was papillary, the chief cells have stained with chromogranin, synaptophysin, and cytokeratin. The few sustentaculars cells were S100 positive. The patient have haven a favorable course. Conclusions: The certainty and differential diagnosis of paragangliomas of the cauda equina and filum terminale needs correlation between histological pattern and immunophenotype, the last must be considered in the peculiar context of this anatomic region.


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