title: [Intramedullary epidermoid cyst. Contribution of magnetic resonance imaging].
abstract: Epidermoid tumors are seldom found as a cause of spinal cord compression; still fewer involve the spinal cord itself. We report a case of a thoracic intramedullary epidermoid tumor documented by MRI.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cornu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manai
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Foncin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Philippon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boukobza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Metzger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Kyste épidermoïde intra médullaire. Apport de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique.