Incidental Sacral Meningocele in an Elderly Patient Diagnosed After Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Removal: A Case Report.
| Autor: | Morimoto T; Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN., Kitagawa M; Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN., Koyanagi M; Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN., Kato K; Department of Dermatology, Amagasaki Yasuda Dermatology Clinic, Amagasaki, JPN., Tsuzuki S; Department of Pathology, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN., Yamamoto T; Department of Pathology, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN., Yamada K; Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Jul 28; Vol. 14 (7), pp. e27385. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 28 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.27385 |
| Abstrakt: | A meningocele is a congenital neural tube defect, and the majority of the meningocele cases are identified perinatally. We present the case of a 67-year-old patient with a sacral meningocele undiagnosed until the removal of a symptomatic epidermal inclusion cyst adjacent to it. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage occurred due to an incision in an undiagnosed meningocele adjacent to the epidermal inclusion cyst. Repair of the cerebrospinal fluid leakage was performed successfully without any deficit. The present case underscores the importance of considering a meningocele as a differential diagnosis for a mass occurring in the midline of the back at any age. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Morimoto et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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