Open AccessRecurrent craniospinal epidermoid: A case report
Author(s) -
Abhidha Shah,
Manoj Patil,
Atul Goel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.176627
Subject(s) - medicine , epidermoid cyst , surgery , epidermoid carcinoma , compartment (ship) , resection , pathology , basal cell , oceanography , geology
We present a rare case of a fourth ventricular epidermoid cyst, which recurred 15 years after the initial radical tumor resection surgery. The recurrence of the tumor extended into the cervical spine. The patient was reoperated and a near-total excision of both the cranial and spinal components of the epidermoid was performed. Our literature search did not reveal any case where there was a simultaneous presence of both the cranial and spinal epidermoid tumors. The possible cause of extension of the cranial epidermoid into the spinal compartment is analyzed.