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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
Published on: August 17, 2022
Mobile epidermoid tumours of the lumbar spinal canal
K Hongo1, H Nakagawa, J Mizuno
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Aichi Medical University, 21 Karimata, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun 480-1195, Japan.
Abstract:
A case of a 19-year-old female with a mobile epidermoid tumour in the lumbar spinal canal is reported. Magnetic resonance images taken twice before surgery revealed movement of the tumour from L2 to L1-2 in a 2-week interval. At surgery the tumour, which was shiny and fragile, was totally removed and the pain disappeared after surgery. This is the first reported case of a mobile epidermoid tumour in the lumbar region.
