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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2023; 18(01): 219-222
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764326
Case Report

A Commoner at an Extremely Rare Site: A Case of Dorsal Intramedullary Spinal Dermoid Cyst

Prachi Prachi
1   Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Hema Malini Aiyer
1   Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Gaurav Sharma
1   Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Ashish Kumar Shrivastav
2   Department of Neurosurgery and Neurointervention, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Intramedullary dorsal dermoid cysts are rare benign tumors, arising from the nests of embryonic ectoderm, which get buried or trapped under the lines of fusion of the ectodermal folds in the developing embryo. We present a rare case of intramedullary dermoid cyst in a 30-year-old asymptomatic female, who presented with paraplegia and ataxia. Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of neoplastic intramedullary mass. Intraoperatively, findings were suspicious of tuberculosis, but on final histopathological evaluation, the final and definitive diagnosis of intramedullary dermoid cyst was rendered. The postoperative phase was uneventful.

Keywords

intramedullary dorsal dermoid cyst - histopathological diagnosis - asymptomatic - nonspecific imaging - India

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Legal entity of this case report: Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110092, India


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Article published online:
31 March 2023

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