Congenital dermal sinus tract of the spine: Experience of 16 patients
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2014
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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. © The Author(s) 2014.
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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Skin Abnormalities , Spina Bifida Occulta , Young Adult , adolescent , adult , Article , child , clinical article , congenital dermal sinus tract , congenital skin disease , epithelium cell , female , human , infant , lipomyelomeningocele , male , meningomyelocele , neurologic examination , newborn , nuclear magnetic resonance imaging , preschool child , school child , young adult , complication , pathology , Skin Abnormalities , Spina Bifida Occulta