Title of article
A Rare Intramedullary Epidermoid Cyst of the Thoracic Spinal Cord: Case Report and Review of Literature
Author/Authors
Sharifi, Guive Department of Neurosurgery - Loghman Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Mousavinejad, Ali Department of Neurosurgery - Loghman Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Dehghan, Mahmood Department of Neurosurgery - Loghman Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Daneshmand Khosravi, Yahya Department of Neurosurgery - Loghman Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Ebrahimzadeh, Kaveh Department of Neurosurgery - Loghman Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Samadian, Mohammad Department of Neurosurgery - Loghman Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Rezaie, Omidvar Department of Neurosurgery - Loghman Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Pages
8
From page
225
To page
232
Abstract
Background and Importance: Epidermoid cyst in the spinal cord is a rare condition. It constitutes
of only 0.6-1.1% of all spinal tumors. When they occur, the typical loc-ation is in the subdural,
extramedullary space of the lumbo-sacral region.
Case Presentation: We report a forty-two -year-old female who presented with left extremity
radicular pain and myelopathy. MRI of the thoracic spine,illustrated a focal fusiform enlargement
of the thoracic cord at T4 and T5. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of
epidermoid cyst.
Conclusion: The lesion was surgically resected and the pathology revealed we discuss the clinical
features, MR imaging characteristics and surgical findings of this rare tumor and review the
associated literature.
Keywords
Epidermoid cyst , Spinal cord , Thoracic region , Radicular pain
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2451642
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