Akbik Omar S, Floruta Crina, Chohan Muhammad O, SantaCruz Karen S, Carlson Andrew P
Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Case Rep Surg. 2016;2016:1232594. doi: 10.1155/2016/1232594. Epub 2016 Jun 28.
Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that are mostly found in the head and neck. Even less common are gangliocytic variant paragangliomas of the spine for which there are only 7 other documented cases in the literature. We report a case of gangliocytic paraganglioma of the sacral spine in a 68-year-old man. The growth pattern is documented over three years, which to our knowledge has not previously been reported in the literature and is different from the natural history. Clinical, radiological, and pathological characteristics of the tumor are discussed in light of available reports of this rare tumor.
副神经节瘤是一种罕见的神经内分泌肿瘤，大多位于头颈部。脊柱的神经节细胞型副神经节瘤更为少见，文献中仅有另外7例记录在案的病例。我们报告了一例68岁男性骶椎神经节细胞型副神经节瘤的病例。记录了该肿瘤三年来的生长模式，据我们所知，此前文献中未曾有过报道，且与自然病程不同。结合这种罕见肿瘤的现有报道，对该肿瘤的临床、放射学和病理学特征进行了讨论。
