title: Isolated central canal rupture of spinal dermoid. Report of 3 cases.
abstract: Spinal dermoid tumors are rare, benign, slow-growing tumors. Rupture of spinal dermoids, in contrast to cranial dermoids, is rarely reported. Rupture in the central canal alone is even more rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature. The presence of fat droplets within the central canal is unusual because the central canal is rudimentary in adults. The authors report 3 such cases and review the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kanwaljeet
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Rajinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: MRC = Medical Research Council; congenital; dermoid cyst; magnetic resonance imaging; rupture; spinal neoplasm