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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2018; 13(04): 1182-1185
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_370_16
Case Report

Adult thoracic intradural exophytic mature teratoma: Case report and literature review

Aaron Danison
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Davis, CA
,
Dinesh Ramanathan
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Davis, CA
,
Mahan Matin
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Davis, CA
,
Kee Kim
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Davis, CA
,
Ripul Panchal
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Davis, CA
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Mature thoracic intraspinal teratomas are rare tumors in adults. In this case study, we present a case of intradural, extramedullary teratoma, which was surgically resected. A 50 year old man presented with progressive bilateral leg pain, severe myelopathy and weakness. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed a cystic mass lesion in the T11-12 region region. Microsurgical resection of the tumor using CO2 laser with neuromonitoring was performed. Postoperatively, the patient had a remarkable clinical improvement. Mature spinal teratomas are rare, slow growing spinal tumors. Surgical resection provides excellent recovery, and recurrence rates are low.

Key-words:

Spinal teratoma - teratoma - thoracic tumor


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Article published online:
14 September 2022

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