Open AccessIsolated extramedullary intradural thoracic epidermoid cyst: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Zahwa Rizwan,
Shagufta T. Mufti,
Anuj Tripathi,
Saurabh Patahak,
O. P. Gupta,
Pankaj Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of anatomy and surgery of head, neck and brain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-846X
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijashnb.2021.021
Subject(s) - epidermoid cyst , medicine , spina bifida , lumbar , neural tube , spinal dysraphism , neural tube defect , spinal cord , surgery , anatomy , biology , embryo , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology
Spinal epidermoid cyst is a rare entity. It may be congenital with associated spinal dysraphism such asspina bifida ,dermal sinus tract and other neural tube defects or acquired due to repeated lumbar puncture and trauma. Congenital spinal epidermoid cysts without spinal dysraphism are rare. Here we are reporting a rare and interesting case of thoracic extramedullary intradural epidermoid cyst with no associated features of spinal dysraphism or history of iatrogenic trauma in a young male patient.