Kansal Ritesh, Mahore Amit, Dange Nitin
Seth G.S. Medical College @ K.E.M. Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Mumbai, India.
Turk Neurosurg. 2012;22(4):452-3. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3096-10.2.
Epidermoid cysts are benign tumors originating from ectoderm remnants. Most epidermoid cyst cases are intracranial. Spinal epidermoid cysts are uncommon and most of the reported cases are in the thoracic and lumbar spine. Occurrence of intramedullary epidermoid cysts in the cervical spine is extremely rare. An 18-year-old male with a giant intramedullary tumor extending from the brain stem to the upper thoracic spinal cord presented at our outpatient department. The patient underwent total excision of a silvery white lesion through a midline myelotomy. Histopathological examination was suggestive of an epidermoid cyst. We present a brief report of the case and discuss the relevant literature.
表皮样囊肿是起源于外胚层残余物的良性肿瘤。大多数表皮样囊肿病例发生在颅内。脊柱表皮样囊肿并不常见，且大多数报道的病例位于胸椎和腰椎。颈椎髓内表皮样囊肿的发生极为罕见。一名18岁男性因巨大的髓内肿瘤从脑干延伸至胸上段脊髓前来我院门诊就诊。患者通过中线脊髓切开术对一个银白色病变进行了全切。组织病理学检查提示为表皮样囊肿。我们现对该病例作简要报告并讨论相关文献。
