Uterus-like mass of the conus medullaris with associated tethered cord.
A patient with a mass lesion of Müllerian origin associated with a spinal dysraphism is reported. The mass lesion was a genuine uterine formation, and a hemorrhage arose from a functional endometrium. A spinal dysraphism was associated, including a low-lying conus medullaris, a subcutaneous lipoma, and a sinus between the cul-de-sac and the lipoma. This ectopic and mature tissue may be differentiated from teratoma and endometriosis.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Medicine, Bordeaux, France.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014599:Uterus