Pediatric Extramedullary Epidural Spinal Teratomas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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(a) Sagittal T2-weighted MR image showing multilobulated, partially cystic, trans-spatial heterogenous mass extending cranially to T3 and caudally to T10 with soft tissue extension anteriorly into the dorsal aspect of the intrathoracic cavity. (b, c) Axial T2-weight MR image further demonstrating the mass centered at T5-6 paravertebral space extending anteriorly into the dorsal aspect of the intrathoracic cavity, into the right dorsal paraspinal soft tissue/musculature, and into the spinal canal with severe displacement of the cord and resultant spinal stenosis.

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