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ArticleSurgical neurology international2022

Thoracic dumbbell spinal metastasis secondary to neuroendocrine tumor of unknown origin: Case report and literature review.

Roberta Costanzo, Massimiliano Porzio, Rosa Maria Gerardi, Caterina Napolitano, Sandro Bellavia, Maria Angela Pino, Francesco Bencivinni, Maria Aurelia Banco, Rosario Maugeri, Domenico Gerardo Iacopino and 1 more

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Roberta Costanzo *Neurosurgical Clinic AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Post Graduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Biomedicine Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo.
Massimiliano Porzio *Neurosurgical Clinic AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Post Graduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Biomedicine Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo.
Rosa Maria GerardiNeurosurgical Clinic AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Post Graduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Biomedicine Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo.
Caterina NapolitanoDepartment of Sciences for Promotion of Health and Mother and Child Care, Anatomic Pathology, University of Palermo, Unit of Pathology.
Sandro BellaviaDepartment of Sciences for Promotion of Health and Mother and Child Care, Anatomic Pathology, University of Palermo, Unit of Pathology.
Maria Angela PinoNeurosurgical Clinic AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Post Graduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Biomedicine Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo.
Francesco BencivinniDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic - University of Palermo, Unit of Radiology, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Aurelia BancoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic - University of Palermo, Unit of Radiology, Palermo, Italy.
Rosario MaugeriNeurosurgical Clinic AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Post Graduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Biomedicine Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo.
Domenico Gerardo IacopinoNeurosurgical Clinic AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Post Graduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Biomedicine Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo.
Ada Maria FlorenaDepartment of Sciences for Promotion of Health and Mother and Child Care, Anatomic Pathology, University of Palermo, Unit of Pathology.
University of Palermo · ITUniversity of Palermo · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Dumbbell tumors are typically benign schwannomas, neurofibromas, and meningiomas and only rarely there are malignant variants of these lesions or other malignant histotypes. Here, a 34-year-old male presented with a thoracic spinal dumbbell metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary origin. Case Description: A 34-year-old male presented with 2 months of thoracic pain and progressive mid thoracic sensory loss. A post contrast thoracic MRI showed a dumbbell tumor localized between the T7 and T9 levels with extension laterally into the T7-T8 and T8-T9 foramina. The patient underwent a laminectomy for tumor resection following which his pain and gait improved. Histopathologically, the tumor demonstrated multiple rounded small cells with a Ki67 level around 30%, suggesting a malignant metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of unknown etiology. Conclusion: We successfully treated a 34-year-old male with a T7-T9 malignant spinal dumbbell neuroendocrine tumor of unknown etiology utilizing a decompressive laminectomy.

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