Spinal dermoid-epidermoid lesions: Report of 5 cases
Neurosurgery Quarterly, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.55-58, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/wnq.0b013e31818d0aa8
- Dergi Adı: Neurosurgery Quarterly
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.55-58
- Anahtar Kelimeler: spine, epidermoid, dermoid, tumor, adults
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Spinal dermoid-epidermoid lesions constitute less than 1% of all spinal tumors. These lesions are usually congenital and they usually have unique signal characteristics on magnetic resonance imaging. Here we present 5 adult patients with spinal dermoid and epidermoid tumors who had a very long duration of clinical history. It is widely accepted that prudent surgery might avoid neurologic aggravation, but it would bring a high probability of recurrence. Therefore, total surgical extirpation with microsurgical techniques should be preferred. Subtotal excision may be an alternative strategy when the capsule is adherent to adjacent neural structures. © 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.