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Cauda Equina Paraganglioma

Known as: Paraganglioma of the Filum Terminale, Paraganglioma of Cauda Equina, Paraganglioma of the Cauda Equina 
An extra-adrenal spinal paraganglioma arising from the cauda equina. It should not be confused with glomus coccygeum, a structure unrelated to… 
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Adrenal GlandsAutonomic nervous systemCauda EquinaCauda Equina Syndrome

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Is a filum terminale with a normal appearance really normal?
Abstract Introduction. Tethered spinal cord is defined as a condition in which the conus medullaris ends at a level below the L1… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Neoplasms of the spinal cord and filum terminale: radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Intramedullary spinal cord neoplasms are rare, accounting for about 4%10% of all central nervous system tumors. Despite their… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Spinal lipomas in children: outcome of 270 procedures.
Spinal lipomas are a common cause of spinal cord tethering. Recently, prophylactic surgical removal of spinal lipomas has been… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Intradural extramedullary tumors in adults.
Review
1989
Review
1989
MR imaging in the tethered spinal cord syndrome.
MR examinations of the spine were reviewed in 25 patients with a clinical diagnosis of tethered spinal cord. In 21 patients (84… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Paraganglioma of the cauda equina region: Clinicopathologic study of 31 cases with special reference to immunocytology and infrastructure
Thirty‐one paragangliomas of the cauda equina region were studied (18 men and 13 women, ages 30–71 years [mean, 51 years… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Myxopapillary ependymoma. A clinicopathologic and immunocytochemical study of 77 cases
The study involved 77 myxopapillary ependymomas of the spinal cord encountered during a 60‐year period (1924–1983). This variant… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Primary intramedullary tumors of the spinal cord and filum terminale
Review
1956
Review
1956
Tight filum terminale.
Few congenital anomalies of the nervous system are amenable to surgical intervention. In a small number of cases such anatomic… 
Highly Cited
1938
Highly Cited
1938
PERINEURIAL CYSTS OF THE SPINAL NERVE ROOTS
During the course of dissection of the filum terminale at autopsy in about 30 adults 5 cases of cysts (neither parasitic nor… 
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