title: A cervico-dorsal intramedullary epidermoid cyst. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Intramedullary epidermoid cysts are rarely observed. Only a little more than 30 cases have been reported in the literature. The authors have treated a 51 year-old woman with a cervico-dorsal intramedullary epidermoid tumor associated with a syringomyelia. The frequency of this lesion, its CT and MRI appearance and the possibility of a preoperative diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Institute, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zavanone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rampini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crotti
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vaccari
mesh_terms: D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed