Congenital dermal sinus tract of the spine: experience of 16 patients

Congenital dermal sinus tract is a rare entity which lined by epithelial cells and can end anywhere between subcutaneous planes to thecal sac. These tracts may be accompanied with other pathologies such as lipomyelomeningocele, myelomeningocele, split cord malformation, tethered cord, filum abnormal...

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Published inJournal of child neurology Vol. 29; no. 10; p. 1277
Main Authors Mete, Mesut, Umur, Ahmet Sukru, Duransoy, Yusuf Kurtuluş, Barutçuoğlu, Mustafa, Umur, Nurcan, Gurgen, Seren Gulsen, Selçuki, Mehmet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2014
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Skin Abnormalities - etiology
Skin Abnormalities - pathology
Skin Abnormalities - surgery
Spina Bifida Occulta - complications
Spina Bifida Occulta - pathology
Spina Bifida Occulta - surgery
Young Adult
tethered cord
Spinal dysraphism
spinal skin lesion
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Summary:Congenital dermal sinus tract is a rare entity which lined by epithelial cells and can end anywhere between subcutaneous planes to thecal sac. These tracts may be accompanied with other pathologies such as lipomyelomeningocele, myelomeningocele, split cord malformation, tethered cord, filum abnormality and inclusion tumors and treatment includes resection of tract with intradural exploration. The authors review their experience with 16 cases. Clinical, radiological appearance and treatment of these lesions discussed with literature review.
ISSN:1708-8283
DOI:10.1177/0883073813520501