TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurocytoma of the spinal cord
AU - Kim, Jennifer E.
AU - Lim, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This article presents an overview of spinal neurocytomas. A rare manifestation of an uncommon tumor, extraventricular neurocytomas (EVNs) should be included in the differential for spinal intradural and intramedullary tumors. Spinal EVNs are generally benign with an indolent pathologic course but may display a variety of acute or chronic clinical behaviors, depending on their anatomic location. Only a handful of spinal EVNs have been described in the literature, often in the form of individual case reports or small case series. Discussion includes a review of the literature and an overview of the clinical, pathologic, and radiologic features of this rare tumor type, as well as the differential diagnosis, treatment options, and general prognosis.
AB - This article presents an overview of spinal neurocytomas. A rare manifestation of an uncommon tumor, extraventricular neurocytomas (EVNs) should be included in the differential for spinal intradural and intramedullary tumors. Spinal EVNs are generally benign with an indolent pathologic course but may display a variety of acute or chronic clinical behaviors, depending on their anatomic location. Only a handful of spinal EVNs have been described in the literature, often in the form of individual case reports or small case series. Discussion includes a review of the literature and an overview of the clinical, pathologic, and radiologic features of this rare tumor type, as well as the differential diagnosis, treatment options, and general prognosis.
KW - Extraventricular neurocytoma
KW - Gross total resection
KW - Spinal neurocytoma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nec.2014.09.005
DO - 10.1016/j.nec.2014.09.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25432190
AN - SCOPUS:84922515386
SN - 1042-3680
VL - 26
SP - 109
EP - 115
JO - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
JF - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -