ArticleCureus2020
Multiple Simultaneous Mature Teratomas of the Spinal Cord in an Adult.
Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Teratomas of the spinal cord are rare tumors, particularly in adults, but there is an increasing body of literature documenting both their diagnosis and successful treatment with surgical resection. However, to date, the literature has largely characterized spinal teratomas as single solitary lesions. Here, we report on an adult patient who presented with signs of progressive lower extremity weakness. Imaging demonstrated two simultaneous lesions of the spine, an extramedullary lesion in the upper thoracic region and an intramedullary lesion in the mid-thoracic region. Both lesions were resected and pathologically determined to be mature spinal teratomas. To our knowledge, this is only the second report of this tumor presenting simultaneously at more than one location in the spine and the first time it has presented both as an intra-axial and extra-axial lesion. Our results suggest that the presence of more than one simultaneous lesion does not necessarily increase the risk of a more aggressive immature pathology.
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