Research on teratoma described by scientists at Hokkaido University, Medical Department
2009 JUL 20 - (NewsRx.com) -- "Huge intradural ossifications in the spine are quite rare. We report for the first time a patient with a huge intradural ossification caused by a mature teratoma at the conus medullaris," investigators in Sapporo, Japan report. "CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 68-year-old woman presented with low back pain and gait disturbance. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a huge ossification at the tip of the conus medullaris. We performed L1 and L2 laminectomy and removed the mass completely. The pathological diagnosis was mature teratoma with remarkable ossification. This unusual case of intradural ossification demonstrated regressive changes in a mature teratoma," wrote K. Ijiri and colleagues, Hokkaido University, Medical Department. The researchers concluded: "Despite its tight adhesion to the conus medullaris and cauda equina, the ossified tumor was atraumatically removed with an ultrasonic aspirator.." Ijiri and colleagues published their study in Neurosurgery (HUGE INTRADURAL OSSIFICATION CAUSED BY A MATURE SPINAL TERATOMA: CASE REPORT. Neurosurgery, 2009;64(6):1200-1201). For additional information, contact K. Ijiri, Hokkaido University, Graduate School Medical, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The publisher of the journal Neurosurgery can be contacted at: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 530 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621, USA. Keywords: Japan, Sapporo, Back Pain Relief, Lower Back Pain, Magnetic Resonance, Neurosurgery, Surgery, Teratoma, Urology, Hokkaido University, Medical Department. This article was prepared by Pain & Central Nervous System Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Pain & Central Nervous System Week via NewsRx.com.
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