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Epidermoid cyst occurring within a lumbosacral myelomeningocele. Case report
Journal of Neurosurgery
|December 1, 1983
Insights
This study presents a rare case of an infant with an epidermoid tumor within a lumbosacral myelomeningocele. Such congenital intraspinal tumors associated with spina bifida are exceptionally uncommon in medical literature.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Developmental Biology
- Oncology
Background:
- Spina bifida aperta is a congenital condition involving incomplete closure of the neural tube.
- Congenital intraspinal tumors are rare, particularly those associated with open spinal defects.
- Epidermoid tumors are a type of benign tumor that can occur within the spinal canal.
Abstract:
The authors report the case of an infant who presented with an epidermoid tumor contained in a lumbosacral myelomeningocele. The association of spina bifida aperta and congenital intraspinal tumors is rare. Only two cases of teratoma and two cases of epidermoid tumors arising within a meningocele have been documented previously.