Thoracic Epidural Teratoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Quon JL, Grant RA, Huttner AJ, Duncan CC. Thoracic Epidural Teratoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clinical Pathology 2014, 7: cpath.s14723. PMID: 24940089, PMCID: PMC4055415, DOI: 10.4137/cpath.s14723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal teratomaClinical presentationSevere spinal cord compressionDiagnosis of teratomaSpinal cord compressionGross total resectionSpinal cord tumorsHeterogeneous contrast enhancementSignificant neurologic compromiseClinician's differentialMarked spasticityAmbulatory functionCord compressionCord tumorsTotal resectionNeurologic compromiseEpidural tumorCystic massRare entityCase reportRare subsetMotor milestonesTumorsTeratomaPathophysiology