A rare case of a mature intramedullary cystic teratoma in an adult female: A case report and literature review.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.5152/j.aott.2025.24039 and PMC identifier 12070423.
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Abstract
A 51-year-old female with a 10-year history of progressive low back pain presented with a 9 × 15 mm circular tumor adjacent to L1 on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion was successfully removed by T12-L2 laminectomy and nail-rod fixation. Histopathological examination diagnosedmature intramedullary cystic teratoma. At 6-month follow-up, right lower limb numbness and pain were reduced.
Medical subject headings
- Teratoma
- Laminectomy
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Lumbar Vertebrae
Anatomy
- lumbar spine
- thoracic spine