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T2 weighted fat saturated (a) and T2 weighted (b) magnetic resonance imaging of the whole spine - sagittal view.
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The MR revealed multifocal heterogeneous intramedullary masses extending from C2 to T4 and T12-L1; similar intensity lesions were seen within the central cord from T5 to T11 level [Figures 1-4].
Sagittal views of the cervicodorsal spine in T1 (a), T2 fat saturated (b) and T2 weighted (c) magnetic resonance images.
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The MR revealed multifocal heterogeneous intramedullary masses extending from C2 to T4 and T12-L1; similar intensity lesions were seen within the central cord from T5 to T11 level [Figures 1-4].
Axial cuts of T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging showing heterogeneously intense intramedullary lesions within the cord at C3 (a), C6 (b) and C7 (c) vertebral levels.
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The MR revealed multifocal heterogeneous intramedullary masses extending from C2 to T4 and T12-L1; similar intensity lesions were seen within the central cord from T5 to T11 level [Figures 1-4].
Sagittal views of the lumbosacral spine in T2 fat saturated magnetic resonance images without (a) and with (b) contrast.
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The MR revealed multifocal heterogeneous intramedullary masses extending from C2 to T4 and T12-L1; similar intensity lesions were seen within the central cord from T5 to T11 level [Figures 1-4].
(a) Intraoperative photograph showing the intradural exposure of the conal lesion. (b) Visualization of the tumor under the operative microscope with well-formed hairs (yellow arrowheads) within the lesion.
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Once the dura mater was opened, an expanded spinal cord was immediately identified [Figure 5].
Histopathology microscopic images (H and E x20) showing (a) cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium, (b) mature adipose tissue, (c) mucinous glands.
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