Ruptured occipitocervical teratoma mimicking an upper cervical myelomeningocele. Case report.
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Abstract
Occipitocervical teratoma is an extremely rare condition, and only a few cases have been reported. The authors report on a neonate who harbored a ruptured posterior midline occipitocervical lesion that mimicked an upper cervical myelomeningocele, although the pathological findings were diagnostic of teratoma.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Occipital Bone
- Skull Neoplasms
- Spinal Neoplasms
- Teratoma
Anatomy
- cervical spine