Teratoma of the spinal cord in an adult: Report of a rare case and review of the literature

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• 作者：Richard F. Schmidt^a ; ^{Richard.f.schmidt@jefferson.edu} ; James P. Casey^b ; Ashish R. Gandhe^c ; Mark T. Curtis^b ; Joshua E. Heller^a
• 关键词：Spinal cord ; Teratoma ; Intraspinal tumors ; Germ cell tumors
• 刊名：Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：36
• 期：Complete
• 页码：59-63
• 全文大小：1856 K
• 卷排序：36

文摘

Teratomas of the spinal cord are extremely rare, representing 0.1–0.5% of all spinal cord tumors. Presenting symptoms exhibit a slow, indolent progression based on tumor location. Imaging is helpful for operative planning but diagnosis requires pathological specimens. Treatment involves maximal surgical resection without injuring surrounding structures. Prognosis is generally favorable and most patients have neurological improvement after surgery.