title: Cervical spinal cord intramedullary teratoma.
abstract: We present the case of a 62-year-old patient suffering from the presence of a cervical spinal cord intramedullary teratoma and treated operatively. The purpose of this case report is to describe the highly unusual localization of the intramedullary teratoma associated with other vertebral malformations. A review of the literature is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Larissa University Hospital, Mesourlo, Larissa 411 10, Greece. kpaterakis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Konstantinos N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Paterakis
authors.forename: Apostolos H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Karantanas
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barbanis
authors.forename: Georgios M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hadjigeorgiou
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karavelis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery