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Korean J Spine 2009;6(3): 211-213.
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Intradural Mature Teratoma in the Lumbar Spine found in Adult.
Se Jin Jeong, Jin Young Youm, Seung Won Choi, Seon Hwan Kim
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. jyyoum@cnu.ac.kr
Abstract
Intradural spinal teratoma is a very rare entity, more prevalent in childhood, and may be associated with dysraphic defects. Moreover, mature teratoma in adult is extremely rare. The authors report on a 56-year-old man with right leg motor weakness and numbness and sensation of incomplete voiding. The lumbar radiograph showed spina bifida in L4, L5, and S1. Magnetic resonance image(MRI) showed a 6.4-cm intradural cystic mass on the L2 and L3 levels of the spinal canal and tethering of the spinal cord. We performed a total laminectomy at L2, L3, and partial laminectomy at L4 and removed the mass completely. Histopathologic diagnosis was mature teratoma. The patient's complaints were improved after the surgery.
Keywords: Mature teratoma;Intradural tumor;spine
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