[Lumbar neuroendocrine carcinoma with invasion of the neural canal]. / Carcinoma neuroendocrino lumbar con invasion al canal neural.

INTRODUCTION: Extraspinal tumors are a rare cause of lumbar root compression and neuroendocrine origin are one of the least frequent of this group. CASE REPORT: A 70 years-old woman complained of pain in low back and her right leg. Following image studies a tumor at the level of the L2 vertebrae was diagnosed. This was operated on and a neuroendocrine carcinoma was removed. CONCLUSION: The neuroendocrine tumors show a slow grows typically and are located in the gastrointestinal tract and lung. These are very rare in others localizations.