title: Intramedullary epidermoid cyst of the cervical spinal cord associated with an extraspinal neuroenteric cyst: case report.
abstract: A 4-year-old girl presented with an intramedullary epidermoid cyst of the cervical spinal cord. The clinical, radiological, and surgical features and a brief critical review of the literature are included in this report. The cyst contents were removed totally in two operations. The child had a coexisting neuroenteric cyst in the posterior mediastinum. To our knowledge, this coexistence has not been previously reported. Contemporary imaging modes and prospects of the surgical treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tekkök
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palaoglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbengi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onol
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*