| Literature DB >> 36238904 |
Sun Ha Min, Ji Hae Lee, Jae Hyung Kim, Myeong Ja Jeong, Soung Hee Kim, Ji-Young Kim, Mi-Jin Kang.
Abstract
Spinal epidermoid cysts are extremely rare benign tumors and can be congenital or acquired. Acquired spinal epidermoid cysts are found in the lumbosacral region. To our knowledge, no case of epidermoid cyst related to spinal cord stimulator insertion has yet been reported. We report the MRI findings of a rare case of thoracic intradural epidermoid cyst acquired after spinal cord stimulator insertion in a 50-year-old female. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2022 PMID: 36238904 PMCID: PMC9514589 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2021.0154
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Korean Soc Radiol ISSN: 2951-0805
Fig. 1An intradural extramedullary epidermoid cyst formed at the T9 after spinal cord stimulator insertion in a 50-year-old female.
A. The T2-weighted (TR/TE 3100/105) sagittal MRI image reveals no mass at the T9 level before spinal cord stimulator insertion.
B. The tip of the spinal cord stimulator is located around the lower endplate of T10 on the T-spine AP view (arrow).
C. Axial images of MRI at the T9 level show that the spinal cord (arrow) is severely compressed and shifted anterolaterally by the intradural extramedullary tumor (*).
D. T2-weighted (TR/TE 3520/92) sagittal MRI image shows the heterogeneous high signal intensity of the mass (arrow). T1-weighted (TR/TE 721/11) sagittal image reveals slightly low and high signal intensities of the mass (arrow) compared to the spinal cord and cerebrospinal fluid, respectively. The Gd-enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted (TR/TE 540/13) image displays no signal enhancement of the mass (arrow).
E. Photomicrograph shows fibrous tissue lined by the stratified squamous epithelium containing keratinous materials (arrows).
AP = anterior-posterior, Gd = gadolinium, H&E = hematoxylin and eosin, T1WI = T1-weighted image, T2WI = T2-weighted image, TE = echo time, TR = repetition time