title: Long-term results of the surgical treatment of spinal dermoid and epidermoid tumors.
abstract: The clinical findings and the results of surgical treatment in 16 patients with spinal dermoid or epidermoid tumors are reported. In 9 patients the tumor capsule adhered so tightly to the nervous tissue that part of it was left in situ. In a follow-up study ranging from 5 to 30 years with a mean of 14.2 years only 1 patient had a recurrence of the tumor and 10 patients resumed a normal working life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Missori
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fortuna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*