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Hindi Case Report, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 4
Hemorrhagic Paraganglioma of the Cauda Equina: Case Report and Review of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features
| Woo Yat Ming Peter1*, Hung Sze Lok1, Wong Kai Sing Alain1, Iu Po Ping2, Chan Kwong Yau1 and Kwok Ching Kwong John1 | |
| 1Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China | |
| 2Department of Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China | |
| Corresponding author : Woo Yat Ming Peter Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong, China Tel: (+852) 3517 5052; Fax: (+852) 3517 5260 E-mail: peterymwoo@gmail.com |
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| Received: March 03, 2014 Accepted: April 15, 2014 Published: April 19, 2014 | |
| Citation: Woo PYM, Hung RSL, Wong AKS, Iu PP, Chan KY et al.,(2014) Hemorrhagic Paraganglioma of the Cauda Equina: Case Report and Review of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features. J Spine Neurosurg 3:4 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000147 |
Abstract
Hemorrhagic Paraganglioma of the Cauda Equina: Case Report and Review of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features
Cauda equina paragangliomas are rare tumors and are known to be highly vascular. Most patients are middle-aged adult males that present with non-specific symptoms of chronic lumbar back pain. We report a patient with acute cauda equina syndrome caused by a hemorrhagic cauda equina paraganglioma. Intraoperatively a hypervascular intradural extramedullary tumor was encountered and completely excised by first performing circumferential microsurgical devascularization.
