ABSTRACT
Spinal epidermoid are rare lesion of spine. We report a case of 12 year old female who presented with difficulty in walking and weakness in left lower limb. MRI spine showed epidermoid at level of L1-L2. Laminectomy and surgical excision of the cystic lesion was planned .Intra operativelya pearly white tumor adherent to cord was found and excised. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of epidermoid cyst. One year after surgery she again came with complaint of pain at the site of surgery following which MRI was done which showed recurrence of epidermoid, intra operatively it was found that it was a cystic cavity filled with hemolyzed blood mimicking as recurrent epidermoid radiologically
ABSTRACT
The authors describe a case of intradural epidermoid tumor in which the patient presented with low back pain and weakness of right lower extremity. The magnetic resonance imaging study showed intraspinal mass lesion at L2-3. The patient had no history of previous lumbar puncture. It was removed totally through laminectomy of L2 and L3 without any injury of the neural structure. The pathological findings were compatible with epidermoid tumor. The postoperative course was uneventful without any neurologic deficit. Characteristics of this lesion with a pertinent literature is reviewed.