Primary intraspinal neuroendocrine tumor: A case report and literature review.
Li DaiMing-Ju ZouRen-Li LiaoBing-Ran ZhangZhi-Qiang MaMing-Wei LiuPublished in: Medicine (2024)
Intraspinal NETs are relatively rare and mostly manifest as limb numbness, weakness, and pain. Due to its nonspecific clinical symptoms, intraspinal NETs are easily misdiagnosed as lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy and lumbar spondylolisthesis. Therefore, in patients with long-term symptoms, in addition to common lumbar neuromuscular diseases, lumbar MRI should be performed promptly to exclude the possibility of lumbar NETs.