Intramedullary spinal cystic teratoma of the conus medullaris with caudal exophytic development: case report

G F Nicoletti; M Passanisi; N Platania; S Lanzafame; V Albanese

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(94)90106-6

Intramedullary spinal cystic teratoma of the conus medullaris with caudal exophytic development: case report

Surg Neurol. 1994 Feb;41(2):106-11. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(94)90106-6.

Authors

G F Nicoletti¹, M Passanisi, N Platania, S Lanzafame, V Albanese

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Catania, Italy.

PMID: 8115946
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(94)90106-6

Abstract

Spinal intramedullary teratoma is a rare tumor. A case of intramedullary teratoma of the conus medullaris with caudal exophytic development is presented. The patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging and then the tumor was removed surgically. This is the sixth case of intramedullary teratoma reported in the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cauda Equina / pathology
Cauda Equina / surgery
Humans
Lumbosacral Region
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Spinal Cord Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Spinal Cord Neoplasms* / surgery
Teratoma* / diagnosis
Teratoma* / surgery