Intraspinal epidermoid after lumbar puncture.
An intraspinal epidermoid tumour developed six years after a lumbar puncture in a woman aged 30 years. This rare complication possibly arose from implanted cutaneous tissue.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
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Baba
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Wada
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Tanaka
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Imura
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Tomita
D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*