title: Thoracic intradural anterior epidermoid manifesting as sudden onset of paraplegia--case report.
abstract: A 32-year-old female presented with a rare thoracic intradural anterior epidermoid tumor manifesting as acute onset of paraplegia. The tumor was completely removed through a laminectomy. She achieved a full neurological recovery. This is a very unusual presentation for an epidermoid tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deogaonkar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pandya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae