Intramedullary mature teratoma with an exophytic component in an adult: Report of a case and literature review

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh; Zahed Malekmohammadi; Saed Samie; Walter L Williamson; Mahan Amirzadeh

doi:10.25259/SNI_325_2020

Intramedullary mature teratoma with an exophytic component in an adult: Report of a case and literature review

Surg Neurol Int. 2020 Jul 11:11:187. doi: 10.25259/SNI_325_2020. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh¹, Zahed Malekmohammadi¹, Saed Samie¹, Walter L Williamson¹, Mahan Amirzadeh¹

Affiliation

¹ Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Intramedullary mature teratomas (IMMTs) are rare. This is particularly true in the adult population.

Case description: A 49-year-old female developed progressive paraparesis due to a T6 intramedullary mature teratoma with an exophytic component. She was successfully managed, utilizing a laminectomy with microsurgical tumor removal. The literature review documented 57 similar cases.

Conclusion: Here, we presented a 49-year-old female with a T6 intramedullary mature teratoma accompanied by an exophytic component who underwent total tumor resection with an incomplete recovery.

Keywords: Adult; Intramedullary epidermoid; Intramedullary teratoma spinal cord; Thoracic spine.

Publication types

Case Reports