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KMID : 1099620090060030211
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Korean Journal of Spine
2009 Volume.6 No. 3 p.211 ~ p.213
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Intradural Mature Teratoma in the Lumbar Spine found in Adult
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Jeong Se-Jin
Youm Jin-Young
Choi Seung-Won
Kim Seon-Hwan
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Abstract
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Intradural spinal teratoma is a very rare entity, more prevalent in childhood, and may be associated with dysraphic defects. Moreover, mature teratoma in adult is extremely rare. The authors report on a 56-year-old man with right leg motor weakness and numbness and sensation of incomplete voiding. The lumbar radiograph showed spina bifida in L4, L5, and S1. Magnetic resonance image(MRI) showed a 6.4-cm intradural cystic mass on the L2 and L3 levels of the spinal canal and tethering of the spinal cord. We performed a total laminectomy at L2, L3, and partial lami- nectomy at L4 and removed the mass completely. Histopathologic diagnosis was mature teratoma. The patient’s com- plaints were improved after the surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Mature teratoma, Intradural tumor, spine
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