Abstract
A 9-year-old girl with congenital scoliosis, split cord malformation (SCM), and intramedullary teratoma was reported at the authors' institution. She had undergone three surgical corrections of the scoliosis without recognition of the existing teratoma, which was only revealed in a subsequent operative exploration of the spinal canal due to progressive neurological deficiency. The SCM was at the T9 level, and the teratoma at levels T10–T12. The teratoma was removed and the scoliotic curve was further corrected. These procedures resulted in restoring normal neurological function. This case shows that congenital scoliosis may coexist with other intraspinal deformities, and may be left unnoticed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered as a valuable means for the diagnosis of intraspinal teratoma.
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