Dermoid tumours occurring at the site of previous meningocele repair.
Two cases of dermoid tumours following meningocele repair have been reported because of the rarity of the condition and paucity of literature. It should be stressed that a dermoid tumour should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neurological deterioration in patients with a repaired meningocele.
Pansey
B K
BK
Neurosurgery Unit, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
Verma
A
A
Sood
P K
PK
Chabra
S C
SC
Pansey
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M
D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*