Epidermoid spinal cord tumour after lumbar puncture.
A 5 year old boy developed an implantation dermoid tumour after a lumbar puncture in infancy. A survey of senior paediatricians has shown it to be common practice to use an unstiletted needle for lumbar puncture in small children. A stiletted needle is recommended for all such procedures.
D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation