Case Report

Cauda Equina Neuroendocrine Tumor – A Case Report

1.*Dr. Sifat Shams, Medical Officer, Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Neuroscience & Hospital,
Dhaka, Bangladesh. sifatshams24@gmail.com
2. Professor Dr. Md. Nowfel Islam, Head, Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Neuroscience &
Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
*For correspondence
Abstract
Cauda equina neuroendocrine tumors are rare tumors; very few cases have been reported in
literature. The presenting report is a case of 53 years old male hailing from Kurigram district. He
had low back pain for 2 years radiating to both lower limbs. The physical examinations were
within normal limit. The MRI showed an oval intradural lesion in L2-L3 level with T1 and T2 signal
intensity L2 and L3 Laminectomy followed by total resection of tumor was done. Routine H&E
stain and immunostain confirmed the case as Cauda equina neuroendocrine tumor.
[Journal of Histopathology and Cytopathology, 2023 Jan; 7 (1):45-47]
Keywords: Paraganglioma, Cauda equina.
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