Congenital dermoid tumor in a child at initial myelomeningocele closure: an etiological discussion.
The authors report on a case of a full-term infant with lumbar myelomeningocele who was found to have an intramedullary mass at the time of surgical repair of the defect. The intramedullary mass was consistent with a dermoid tumor both macroscopically and microscopically. This case provides evidence that dermoid tumors occurring at the site of previous surgical myelomeningocele repair are not always a consequence of incomplete excision of the dermal elements.
Ramos
Edwin
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Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Marlin
Arthur E
AE
Gaskill
Sarah J
SJ
D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery