A 30-year-old man presented with an intradural spinal teratoma with thickened filum terminale manifesting as urinary and sexual disturbances, and low back pain persisting for 4 years. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging revealed thickened filum terminale containing a heterogeneously enhanced intradural lesion extending from the L-3 to L-4 levels and in contact with the conus medullaris. The filum...

Spinal meningiomas are the most common of adult spinal tumors. Spinal meningiomas account for up to 45% of all intradural spinal tumors in adults and up to 25% of all spinal tumors. While spinal meningiomas are traditionally classified as intradural lesions, up to 14% may have an extradural component. Preoperative evaluation and directed use of imaging techniques are key in these rare but obser...

The precise point of intradural rupture in preganglionic traction injuries to the brachial plexus has been a subject of controversy. In this study of avulsed roots we have shown that rupture occurs at varying levels. True avulsion of the root with attached spinal cord tissue was seen in two cases and in the remainder rupture was peripheral to the central-peripheral transition zone. We have furt...

Dr. Wuilker Knoner Campos – Rua João Pio Duarte Silva 1206 88037-001 Florianópolis SC Brasil. Email: [email protected] Anterior cervical arachnoid cysts are rare lesions and despite of the large experience of the departments of neurosurgery worldwide, few cases in this localization have been reported. Most intradural arachnoid cysts are located in the thoracic region posterior to the spinal ...

A 45-year old man, who had tuberculosis five years ago presented with paresthesia, decreased proprioception, and gait disturbance in the lower extremity which were aggravated for a month. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the T3-7 intradural extramedullary fibrotic mass with dark signal intensity on T2-weighted images. The yellowish material in the thick fibrous mass was confirmed as caseous ...

Intraarterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in two patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas demonstrated the major feeding arteries and the venous drainage of the respective malformations. However, the dural component of the malformations--which distinguishes them from intradural malformations--could not be recognized, nor was normal cord vasculature demonstrated. In a patient ...

Abstract Introduction Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare cancer of the head and neck that primarily occurs in salivary glands. Sino-nasal ACC (SNACC) much rarer entity; this paper presents an exceedingly case SNACC with both intracranial intradural extension. In addition to this, review literature has been performed. Case Study Our describes diagnosis extension 55yr old female which was s...

Intradural lumbar cystic schwannomas are a very rare entity and only 10 case reports have been reported in the literature. The diagnosis and management remains a challenge for clinical physicians. Herein, we report a 51-year-old female presenting with lower back pain and radiating pain at the left upper thigh. Magnetic resonance images of lumbar spine demonstrated an intradural cystic mass appr...

A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency room with a complaint of aphasia. Her initial brain computed tomography scan showed an intracranial hemorrhage in the left frontal area. After surgery, histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a chondroma. Intradural chondroma is a rare, slow growing, benign intracranial neoplasm, but is even rarer in combination with an intratumor...

The pathological findings of an intradural and extramedullary cyst at the L1 level of the spinal canal are described in a 28-year-old male who presented with chronic lumbago and progressive weakness and numbness in both lower limbs. Histopathological examination revealed the diagnosis of bronchiogenic cyst. Bronchiogenic cysts in the spinal canal are uncommon, and cysts at the L1 level are extr...