Spinal Intradural Intramedullary Mature Cystic Teratoma in a Young Adult: A Rare Tumor

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(a) Sagittal T2 MRI image showing hyperintense lesion with scalloping of the posterior aspect of the L3 vertebra. (b) Axial T2 MRI image showing heterogeneous hyperintense lesion causing expansion of the vertebral canal and narrowing of the pedicle bilaterally. (c) Midline sagittal CT image showing scalloping of the vertebra with lesions suggesting calcification at the top of the expansile lesion in the L3 level. (d) Axial CT image at the L3 vertebra level reinforcing the evidence of narrowing of the pedicles bilaterally, scalloping of the posterior vertebral body, and expansion of the vertebral canal.

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