title: Congenital dermoid tumor in a child at initial myelomeningocele closure: an etiological discussion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Arthur E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Marlin
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gaskill
mesh_terms: 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