Acquired epidermoid tumour in the thoracic spinal canal

T Machida; O Abe; Y Sasaki; I Shirouzu; S Aoki; Y Sasaki; Y Hoshino; S Seichi; T Maehara

doi:10.1007/BF00602624

Acquired epidermoid tumour in the thoracic spinal canal

Neuroradiology. 1993;35(4):316-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00602624.

Authors

T Machida¹, O Abe, Y Sasaki, I Shirouzu, S Aoki, Y Sasaki, Y Hoshino, S Seichi, T Maehara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 8492904
DOI: 10.1007/BF00602624

Abstract

Acquired spinal epidermoid tumours are rare, and probably caused by skin fragments that have been transplanted by trauma or lumbar puncture. They almost always occur in the region of the cauda equina. We present an acquired spinal epidermoid tumour at the T 10 level, with pathological confirmation. A skin fragment had migrated to a site where it developed into a tumour.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Epidermal Cyst / diagnosis*
Epidermal Cyst / pathology
Epidermal Cyst / surgery
Humans
Laminectomy
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / pathology
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Spinal Diseases / pathology
Spinal Diseases / surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae* / pathology
Thoracic Vertebrae* / surgery