Intradural Mature Teratoma in the Lumbar Spine found in Adult.
- Author:
Se Jin JEONG
1
;
Jin Young YOUM
;
Seung Won CHOI
;
Seon Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. jyyoum@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mature teratoma;
Intradural tumor;
spine
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Hypesthesia;
Laminectomy;
Leg;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy;
Middle Aged;
Sensation;
Spinal Canal;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Dysraphism;
Spine;
Teratoma
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2009;6(3):211-213
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
