Dorsal intramedullary giant dermoid tumor

• Main Authors: Bruna Mendes Lopes Meira (Author), Carla Larissa Cunha Sottomaior (Author), João Gabriel de Melo Silva (Author), Luís Henrique Rossignolli Almeida Prado de Oliveira (Author), Sophia Rodrigues Molina (Author), Ricardo Amoreira Gepp (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intramedullary dermoid tumors are rare benign neoplasms that correspond to 1 to 2% of all intramedullary tumors, affecting specially the lumbosacral region. Those tumors are composed of remnants of embryonic tissue derived from the ectoderm, whose walls secretions cause slow growth rate. Despite its...