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Diastematomyelia type I associated with intramedullary lipoma and dermoid cyst

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Dysraphic entities like diastematomyelia are not uncommon. However, the co-existence of split cord malformation with two pathologically different lesions on the same hemicord is extremely rare. We report a case of a young child who presented with an unusual combination of diastematomyelia, intramedullary lipoma, and dermoid cyst.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

    Katerina Apostolopoulou, Amin Andalib, Hesham Zaki & Patricia deLacy

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Apostolopoulou, K., Andalib, A., Zaki, H. et al. Diastematomyelia type I associated with intramedullary lipoma and dermoid cyst. Childs Nerv Syst 37, 2949–2952 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-05033-3

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