Long-segment intramedullary spinal dermoid

Sharma, N.; Chandra, Tushar; Sharma, Anshu; Bajaj, Manish; Kundu, Ravinder Kumar

doi:10.4103/0971-3026.50840

Cited by 13 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Due to the varying amounts of soft tissue, fat, calcium, and hemorrhage, MRI typically demonstrates heterogeneous signal intensity lesions with the relatively high signal from fat (e.g., on MRI T1W images) making the identification of its lipid component more readily apparent. [ 5 , 6 ]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A holocord intramedullary dermoid has only been reported once in the literature involving a patient who refused surgery. [ 5 ] Shukla et al . reported a long segment intramedullary dermoid from T4 to L1 vertebral level which was surgically debulked.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Spinal dermoid cysts are benign tumors that result from congenital or acquired ectodermal inclusions. [ 5 ] Histologically, they are characterized by the presence of dermal structures. These tumors account for 0.8–1.1% of all primary spinal tumors with the majority occurring in the extramedullary or subdural juxtamedullary lumbosacral region (e.g., the conus or cauda equina).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Long segment cervicothoracic intramedullary dermoid with concomitant conal lesion – A case report

Aranha

Kumar

Choudhary

et al. 2020

Surgical Neurology International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Spinal dermoid cysts are benign tumors that result from congenital or acquired ectodermal inclusions. Long segment intramedullary involvement of the spinal cord is exceedingly rare, and there are only a handful of case reports found in the literature. Case Description: A 30-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of myelopathy characterized by progressive quadriparesis and urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multifocal heterogeneous intramedullary masses extending from C2 to T4 and at T12–L1 with similar intensity lesions seen within the central cord from T5 to T11 level. Following tumor decompression, she showed significant improvement in neurological function 1 month later. The histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a multifocal intramedullary dermoid cyst. Conclusion: Partial surgical extirpation is a reasonable treatment for long segment intramedullary dermoid cysts, particularly when the tumor capsule is adherent to critical adjacent neural tissues.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Long segment cervicothoracic intramedullary dermoid with concomitant conal lesion – A case report

Aranha

Kumar

Choudhary

et al. 2020

Surgical Neurology International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…[ 7 8 ] Radiological diagnosis at times is difficult unless fat particles and calcification can be demonstrated. [ 9 ] Intraoperative diagnosis is the only sure means of detecting a dermoid, after careful examination of the contents, though newer imaging techniques like use of fat suppression images may help in making an accurate diagnosis, preoperatively.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intra-axial CNS dermoid cyst

Agarwal

et al. 2012

Asian J Neurosurg

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Intracranial dermoid cysts are rare tumors. They constitute 0.3% of intracranial tumors. These are commonly seen in the midline and sylvian area. Intraaxial lesions are extremely rare. We report the case of a 35-years-old female with a large intraaxial dermoid cyst, which was reported as oligodendroglioma on imaging studies done preoperatively, but was confirmed to be a dermoid cyst intra-operatively and on histopathological examination; thus highlighting a diagnostic dilemma. Patient did well post operatively and there is no recurrence in the one year follow-up. To conclude, dermoid cysts are rare benign tumors, and intraaxial lesions are still rarer. Complete surgical excision may become difficult due to adherence to nerves and vessels.

show abstract

“…Dermoid cysts within the cervical cord without associated spinal dysraphism are extremely rare with only six cases reported in the literature, till date,[ 4 – 9 ] and only two such cases with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. We report a case of intramedullary dermoid cyst in the cervical cord in an 18-year-old female patient.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dermoid cyst: A rare intramedullary inclusion cyst

Patankar

2012

Asian J Neurosurg

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Intramedullary dermoid cysts are rare tumors, especially those not associated with spinal dysraphism. Only six cases have been reported in the literature. Of these, only two cases have had magnetic resonance imaging studies. We report a case of an 18-year-old female patient, who presented with progressive weakness of both the lower limbs and wasting of both the upper limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an intramedullary lesion extending from C3 to D2 with peripheral enhancement on contrast. Decompression of the cystic contents with partial removal of cyst wall was done. Hair with oily cholesterol and keratin debris was encountered. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of dermoid cyst. This case adds to the previous reported cases of the rare and uncommon intramedullary space occupying lesions of the spinal cord.

show abstract

Long-segment intramedullary spinal dermoid

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

Long segment cervicothoracic intramedullary dermoid with concomitant conal lesion – A case report

Long segment cervicothoracic intramedullary dermoid with concomitant conal lesion – A case report

Intra-axial CNS dermoid cyst

Dermoid cyst: A rare intramedullary inclusion cyst

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About