Metastasis of carcinoid to the arch of the axis in a multiple endocrine neoplasia patient: a case report.

The Spine Journal(2008)

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BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Carcinoid tumors eventually metastasize to the spine, and epidural spinal cord compression is a relatively frequent neurologic complication of carcinoid. However, a case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) presenting with spinal cord compression as a result of a metastatic carcinoid tumor has not been reported previously. PURPOSE: To report an extremely rare case of MEN1 presenting with spinal cord compression by metastatic carcinoid tumor. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: A 51-year-old man, with a past history of thymoma, insulinoma, and gastric carcinoid presented with neck pain. Neuroradiological examination revealed that a tumor around the arch of the axis compressed the spinal cord with osteoblastic changes. RESULTS: After hemilaminectomy of the axis and removal of the tumor followed by irradiation, the patient returned to his previous job. Histological examination confirmed metastatic carcinoid tumor. CONCLUSIONS: Spinal metastasis of carcinoid tumor occurred in a multiple endocrine neoplasia patient, and it is significant to note that carcinoid metastasis is one of differential diagnoses for osteoblastic lesions. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Spine,Axis,Carcinoid,Neuroendocrine tumor,Metastasis,Multiple endocrine neoplasia
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