PERIPHERAL NEUROEPITHELIOMA PRESENTING AS A SPINAL-CORD TUMOR

A case of spinal cord tumour in a 41-year-old man is presented. The in itial diagnosis was of metastatic small cell tumour. One year postoper atively he presented with a left cerebellopontine angle tumour which r esolved with radiotherapy. Three years after initial presentation he r emains well with no evidence of a primary tumour. Histological review shows the tumour to be a peripheral neuroepithelioma, which has not pr eviously been reported to affect the spinal cord. The differential dia gnosis of small cell spine tumours is discussed.