CARCINOID-TUMOR OF THE SACRUM - CASE-REPORT

Authors
SCHNEE CL HURST RW CURTIS MT FRIEDMAN ED
Citation
Cl. Schnee et al., CARCINOID-TUMOR OF THE SACRUM - CASE-REPORT, Neurosurgery, 35(6), 1994, pp. 1163-1167
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Neurosciences
Journal title
Neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0148396X
Volume
35
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1163 - 1167
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-396X(1994)35:6<1163:COTS-C>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
WE PRESENT A case of isolated carcinoid tumor of the sacrum and highli ght the unusual nature of this lesion. The histopathology suggests hin dgut cause, and we discuss the possibility of an underlying congenital tailgut cyst, We review the pathology of these rare anomalies with re ference to embryological development and known instances of carcinoid focus. We also present previous reports of sacral carcinoid.