title: Presumed rupture of a conus medullaris dermoid cyst with cervical intramedullary fat and lipomatous infiltration of the cauda equina. Case illustration.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63108, USA. coppensj@slu.edu
authors.forename: Jeroen R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Coppens
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sherrill
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery