Issue release date: 18.03.2025
Turkish Neurosurgery
1992 , Vol 2 , Num 4
1Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara –TÜRKİYE
2Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology Ankara -TÜRKİYE Intradural spinal teratomas are rare. We report a case in a 23-year-old man in whom Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed an intradural extramedullary tumour between the fourth and fifth cervical levels with a dermal sinus tractus. Histological examination showed a variety of tissues, including elements of all three germinal layers. Keywords : Cervical vertebrae. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Myelography. Spinal Cord Neoplasms. Teratoma
Corresponding author : Ahmet Erdoğan
2Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology Ankara -TÜRKİYE Intradural spinal teratomas are rare. We report a case in a 23-year-old man in whom Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed an intradural extramedullary tumour between the fourth and fifth cervical levels with a dermal sinus tractus. Histological examination showed a variety of tissues, including elements of all three germinal layers. Keywords : Cervical vertebrae. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Myelography. Spinal Cord Neoplasms. Teratoma