Case of the Week
Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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February 19, 2015
Spinal Dermoid
- Dermoid tumors constitute 1.1% of intraspinal tumors.
- They are slow-growing lesions and do not cause symptoms till adult life. Most dermoid tumors become clinically apparent during the 2nd or 3rd decade of life.
- Backache, radiculopathy, and bladder/bowel symptoms will be seen.
- Key Diagnostic Features The combination of fluid, soft tissue, calcium, and fat is diagnostic of a dermoid. Dermoids may have two distinct portions: a lipid part and a more solid or more fluid part.
- Rx: Surgical resection