Ojha B K, Sharma M C, Rastogi M, Chandra A, Husain M, Husain N
Department of Neurosurgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007;43(1):60-4. doi: 10.1159/000097529.
Paragangliomas are tumors arising from extra-adrenal paraganglia and account for 0.3% of all neoplasms. The carotid body and temporal bone are the most frequent sites of paraganglioma, though it has been reported to occur in almost every part of the body. Spinal paragangliomas are uncommon and mainly take the form of intradural compression of the cauda equina or thoracic cord. Extradural paragangliomas are still rare; only few cases involving the dorsolumbar spine have been reported. We are reporting an interesting case of a dumbbell-shaped primary extradural paraganglioma of the cervical spine in an 8-year-old boy that presented with progressively increasing spastic quadriparesis.
副神经节瘤是起源于肾上腺外副神经节的肿瘤，占所有肿瘤的0.3%。颈动脉体和颞骨是副神经节瘤最常见的部位，不过据报道几乎身体的每个部位都可发生。脊柱副神经节瘤并不常见，主要表现为马尾或胸段脊髓的硬膜内受压。硬膜外副神经节瘤仍然罕见；仅报道了少数累及背腰椎的病例。我们报告了一例8岁男孩颈椎哑铃形原发性硬膜外副神经节瘤的有趣病例，该病例表现为进行性加重的痉挛性四肢瘫。
