Paraganglioma of the cauda equina.

Paragangliomas of the lumbar region

“…2,51 After Gd injection, remarkable homogeneous enhancement was observed in 13 cases, 1,6,10,13,18,25,47,48,52,67,88,92 heterogeneous in eight, 2,3,14,25,26,68,79,90,93 and in the remaining eight the enhancement was minimal. 3,34,51,62,79,101,103 There was only one intramedullary cyst 26 and one syrinx. 88 Treatment.…”

“…Although data were provided for 122 cases regarding tumor size, in only 60 cases were the three dimensions detailed; 5,7,8,[11][12][13]16,20,23,24,27,32,35,[40][41][42]48,51,53,55,67,73,74,80,82,86,91,98,104 in 17 cases two dimensions were reported, 29,31,52,71,81,83,86,88,91,95 and in 45 only one dimension was detailed. 4,21,25,37,46,50,54,60,62,63,69,86,90...…”

“…Lumbosacral spine radiography revealed alterations of the vertebra in 23 cases. 5,12,28,39,47,48,52,54,62,63,65,67,74,79,80 The most frequent alterations were scalloping of the posterior aspect of the vertebral bodies and enlargement of the interpeduncular distances.…”

“…Myelography. Myelography was performed in 69 cases 2,[4][5][6]11,12,[15][16][17]20,21,[27][28][29]35,37,40,41,53,55,62,63,69,[71][72][73][74][81][82][83]86,89,[93][94][95]104 and revealed evidence of some degree of obstruction.…”

“…85 Magnetic Resonance Imaging. This modality was performed in 82 cases, [1][2][3][6][7][8]10,13,14,17,18,23,25,26,31,33,34,39,42,43,[46][47][48]51,52,61,62,65,[67][68][69]72,73,75,76,79,80,82,88,[90][91][92][93]95,97,99,101,104 but sufficient data were provided in only 29 cases [1][2][3]6,…”