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AN INTERESTING CASE OF SPINAL EPIDERMOID TUMOUR

SAMYNATHAN .

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Spinal epidermoid cysts, whether congenital or iatrogenic, are relatively uncommon in the spinal cord. When they occur, the typical location is in the subdural,                   extramedullary space of the lumbo-sacral region. We describe an unusual presentation in a 6-year-old female child with extra­medullary intradural epidermoid tumour at D9 level.The child developed sudden onset of inability in walking and weakness of both lower limbs and urinary incontinence. There was a dramatic reversal of symptoms after surgery.                   Histopathology revealed an epidermoid cyst of the spine. On the follow-up visit at 2 months, the child was asymptomatic.


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