Cauda Equina Paraganglioma: A Report of a Rare Case and Review of Literature

Paragangliomas are benign tumors of neuroendocrine origin affecting the adrenal glands most frequently. Extra-adrenal paragangliomas (EAPs) are rare. Most EAPs are derived from carotid body or the jugular bulb.1 Paragangliomas affecting the spine are extremely rare.2 Spinal paragangliomas tend to affect the lumbar spine more often than other parts of the spine. Cauda equine paragangliomas (CEPs) can clinicoradiologically simulate nerve sheath tumors. Herein, we present the case of a 28-year-old lady with lumbago and lower limb radiculopathy resulting from paraganglioma at L2/3 level. We discuss the findings of the case and present a review of literature based on previously reported cases to gain some further insight into this uncommon entity.