Ruptured spinal dermoid cyst with disseminated intracranial fat droplets.
Fat droplets in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a well-known complication of ruptured intracranial dermoid tumours. We report an unusual case of a ruptured spinal dermoid tumour. MR images showed a tethered spinal cord and an intramedullary fat-containing mass. Fat droplets were revealed in the ventricles and the cisternal spaces on brain CT and brain MR. In the English literature, a ruptured spinal dermoid tumour accompanying a tethered spinal cord is extremely rare.
Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 1174, Jung-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-St Gyeonggi-do, 420-021, Republic of Korea.
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JG
Cha
S-H
SH
Paik
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JS
Park
S-J
SJ
Park
D-H
DH
Kim
H-K
HK
Lee
D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D008055:Lipids