Open AccessRuptured concomitant dermoid cysts of conus medullaris and cervico medullary junction
Author(s) -
Adhithyan Rajendran,
Babupeter Sathyanathan,
Vanitha Krishnamoorthy,
Balaji Perumal,
Iyengaran Srihari
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.162716
Subject(s) - conus medullaris , medicine , medullary cavity , concomitant , anatomy , spinal cord , surgery , psychiatry
Cranio spinal dermoid tumors are rare, benign, slow growing congenital, cystic uni or multi locular tumors, which arise from the inclusion of epithelial tissue within the neural grove during embryonic development.[1] In this case report, we present an uncommon presentation, of a case of concomitant dermoid cysts at conus medullaris and cervico medullary junction that ruptured into the central canal.