Intraspinal epidermoid cyst occurring 15 years after lipomyelomeningocele repair. Case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors report the case of a spinal epidermoid cyst that developed in a patient who had undergone surgery for lipomyelomeningocele repair 15 years earlier. The patient presented with symptoms of retethering. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic intraspinal mass that extended from L-2 to L-5. The mass proved to be an epidermoid cyst. Spinal epidermoid cysts can cause retethering after a repair of lipomyelomeningocele, and the risk of this development can be present for decades.
Medical subject headings
- Epidermal Cyst
- Lipoma
- Meningomyelocele
- Postoperative Complications
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- Spinal Diseases