Congenital spinal tumor in a patient with encephalocele and hydrocephalus: a case report

• Main Authors: Mahjoub Fatemeh, Nejat Farideh, Radmanesh Farid, El Khashab Mostafa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2011-01-01
• Series: Journal of Medical Case Reports
• Online Access: http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/9

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Encephalocele is a rare congenital abnormality of the central nervous system, where brain tissue protrudes from a defect in the skull. Some anomalies are associated with encephalocele. However, the association of spinal teratoma and encephalocele has not been reported in the English literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of an Iranian girl with a history of encephalocele surgery, who, at the age of four years, developed an intramedullary spinal teratoma, and discuss the pathogenesis of this association.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an association between encephalocele and spinal teratoma.</p>