Acta Med. 2019, 62: 39-42

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.45

Intradural Extramedullary Epidermoid Cyst at the Conus Medullaris Level with Thoracic Syringomyelia: A Case Report

Bekir Akguna, Ahmet Cemil Erguna, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercanb, Selman Koka

aFirat University Hospital, Departments of Neurosurgery Elazig, Turkey
bFirat University Hospital, Clinical Pathology, Elazig, Turkey

Received July 12, 2018
Accepted November 10, 2018

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