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Congenital dermoid tumor in a child at initial myelomeningocele closure: an etiological discussion
Edwin Ramos1, Arthur E Marlin, Sarah J Gaskill
1Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Abstract:
The authors report on a case of a full-term infant with lumbar myelomeningocele who was found to have an intramedullary mass at the time of surgical repair of the defect. The intramedullary mass was consistent with a dermoid tumor both macroscopically and microscopically. This case provides evidence that dermoid tumors occurring at the site of previous surgical myelomeningocele repair are not always a consequence of incomplete excision of the dermal elements.

