INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CYSTIC TERATOMA OF THE CONUS MEDULLARIS WITH CAUDAL EXOPHYTIC DEVELOPMENT - CASE-REPORT

Authors
NICOLETTI GF PASSANISI M PLATANIA N LANZAFAME S ALBANESE V
Citation
Gf. Nicoletti et al., INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CYSTIC TERATOMA OF THE CONUS MEDULLARIS WITH CAUDAL EXOPHYTIC DEVELOPMENT - CASE-REPORT, Surgical neurology, 41(2), 1994, pp. 106-111
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Surgical neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903019
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
106 - 111
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3019(1994)41:2<106:ISCTOT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Spinal intramedullary teratoma is a rare tumor. A case of intramedulla ry teratoma of the conus medullaris with caudal exophytic development is presented. The patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging and the n the tumor was removed surgically. This is the sixth case of intramed ullary teratoma reported in the literature.