Intraspinal Epidermoid Tumor with Previous Lumbar Puncture

ABSTRACT

Congenital intraspinal epidermoid tumors, while rare, do occur ; that they are related to spinal puncture is less well understood. This article describes the case of a 10 year-old boy with intraspinal epidermoid tumor, who five years previously had undergone lumbar puncture. A striking clinical features of this case is pain in the lower extremity. In this report, we review the literature and discuss the probable developmental mechanism of such tumor.