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We report the clinical and imaging features of a paraganglioma of the cauda equina. Raised CSF protein caused an unusual appearance of the spinal canal below the obstruction. No specific identifying features were encountered; paraganglioma is uncommon in this site and usually thought to be an ependymoma or a neuroma; histopathological examination is necessary for correct diagnosis.
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Boukobza, M., Foncin, J.F. & Dowling-Carter, D. Paraganglioma of the cauda equina: magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroradiology 35, 459–460 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00602831
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