Spinal intramedullary mature cystic teratoma in an adult

Abstract

Spinal intramedullary teratoma is a rare tumour characterised with slow progression course. Although symptoms are generally mild, long-term complaints can be observed due to the slow progression. In this report, we discuss a 29-year-old female diagnosed as mature cystic teratoma in thoracolumbar junction.

Keywords:

• Adult spinal teratoma
• intramedullary teratoma
• mature cystic teratoma
• spinal cord neoplasm

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