학술논문

Cervical spinal cord intramedullary teratoma
Document Type
Report
Source
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. July, 2006, Vol. 108 Issue 5, p514, 4 p.
Subject
Teratoma
Language
English
ISSN
0303-8467
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.02.006 Byline: Konstantinos N. Paterakis (a), Apostolos H. Karantanas (b), Sotirios Barbanis (d), Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou (c), Antonios Karavelis (a) Keywords: Intramedullary teratoma; Teratoma; Cervical spinal cord; MRI Abstract: We present the case of a 62-year-old patient suffering from the presence of a cervical spinal cord intramedullary teratoma and treated operatively. The purpose of this case report is to describe the highly unusual localization of the intramedullary teratoma associated with other vertebral malformations. A review of the literature is also presented. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Neurosurgery, Larissa University Hospital, Mesourlo, Larissa 411 10, Greece (b) Department of CT-MRI, Larissa General Hospital, 1 Tsakalof Street, Larissa 412 21, Greece (c) Department of Neurology, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa 411 10, Greece (d) Department of Histopathology, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa 411 10, Greece Article History: Received 10 September 2004; Revised 15 January 2005; Accepted 15 February 2005