Isolated thoracic intramedullary epidermoid cyst - a rare entity

Isolated thoracic intramedullary epidermoid cyst - a rare entity

Intramedullary epidermoid cysts of the spinal cord are rare tumours, especially those not associated with spinal dysraphism. Around 60 cases have been reported in the literature. Of these, only 10 cases have had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Here, we report a case of isolated intramedull...

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Veröffentlicht in:Romanian neurosurgery 2016-06, Vol.30 (2), p.272-273
Hauptverfasser: Faheem, Mohd, Zeeshan, Qazi, Ojha, Bal Krishna, Chandra, Anil, Singh, Sunil Kumar, Srivastava, Chhitij, Sagar, Mala, Saba, Noor Us
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Sprache:eng
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Epidermoid cyst
Intramedullary
thoracic
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Zusammenfassung:Intramedullary epidermoid cysts of the spinal cord are rare tumours, especially those not associated with spinal dysraphism. Around 60 cases have been reported in the literature. Of these, only 10 cases have had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Here, we report a case of isolated intramedullary epidermoid tumour at D2-D3 level. The etiology, pathology, clinical features, MRI characteristics and surgical treatment of such rare intramedullary tumours are discussed.
ISSN:1220-8841
2344-4959
DOI:10.1515/romneu-2016-0042