J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1997 Aug;26(8):1145-1148.

Intraspinal Epidermoid Tumor with Previous Lumbar Puncture

• Kwon TH
• Suh JK
• Cho TH
• Lee HK

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.

Keyword

Intraspinal epidermoid tumor; Lumbar puncture

MeSH Terms

Child
Humans
Lower Extremity
Male
Spinal Puncture*
Strikes, Employee