Intramedullary spinal teratoma: a rare condition with a good outcome

Abstract

Approximately one-third of spinal tumors in childhood1 are intramedullary neoplasms1 and up to 80% are gliomas2. The occurrence of teratomas in the spine is extremely rare3. Except for in the sacrococcygeal region, teratomas constitute less than 0.5% of all intraspinal tumors. It is believed that they arise from multipotential germinal cells misplaced in the early embryonic development […] Intramedullary spinal teratoma: a rare condition with a good outcome