Rare Bony Diastematomyelia Associated with Intraspinal Teratoma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.09.165.
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Abstract
We report a rare case of bony diastematomyelia associated with intraspinal teratoma. The patient was surgically treated with bony diastematomyelia and intradural teratoma resection, followed by lumbar duroplasty, and posterior fusion from L2-L4 in order to maintain the spinal stability of the approached segments. Despite the risks, it was necessary to perform early surgical treatment because of rapid neurologic deterioration. The patient had a good postoperative outcome.
Medical subject headings
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Neural Tube Defects
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- Spinal Fusion
- Teratoma
- Thoracic Vertebrae