Intramedullary spinal immature teratoma: resolution of quadriplegia following resection in a 4-week-old infant.

Intramedullary spinal cord teratomas are rare entities in infants Management of these lesions is primarily surgical, with outcome dependent on rapid surgical decompression and complete gross-total tumor resection The lesions are typically of the mature type, with immature teratomas displaying unique pathological features The authors report a case of an extensive intramedullary immature teratoma in an Infant with resolution of quadriplegia following gross-total radical resection At the 1-year follow-up there was radiographic evidence of tumor and surgical reexploration yielded portions of Immature teratoma and extensive ghosts (DOI 10.3171/2010.9.PEDS1022)