Primary carcinoid tumor of the filum terminale--a case report

Publication

Primary carcinoid tumor of the filum terminale--a case report

Journal Paper/Review - Jul 30, 2010

Abdulazim Amr, Citak Mustafa, Backhaus Manuel, Stienen Martin N., Horch Christoph

Citation

Abdulazim A, Citak M, Backhaus M, Stienen M, Horch C. Primary carcinoid tumor of the filum terminale--a case report. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010; 152:1975-9.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010; 152

Publication Date

Jul 30, 2010

Issn Electronic

0942-0940

Pages

1975-9

Brief description/objective

Carcinoid tumors with a primary site in the central nervous system have not been reported in literature yet. We report here about a 41-year-old patient with recurrent and progressive low back pain and bilateral S1 radiculopathy on admission. The patient underwent hemi-laminectomies of the vertebral bodies L5 and S1 and an en bloc resection of the tumor. Postoperative histopathological examination resulted in a well-differentiated intrathecal neuroendocrine tumor (carcinoid) of the terminal filum. Postoperative staging showed no pathological abnormalities and no tumor recurrence after 6 months. Even though rare, carcinoids should be considered as differential diagnosis of tumors occurring in the CNS.