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  • Title: Iatrogenic intraspinal epidermoid tumors.
    Author: Batnitzky S, Keucher TR, Mealey J, Campbell RL.
    Journal: JAMA; 1977 Jan 10; 237(2):148-50. PubMed ID: 576154.
    Abstract:
    Intraspinal epidermoid tumors may be congenital or acquired in origin. Lumbar punctures performed with needles without stylets or with ill-fitting stylets are responsible for the implantation of epidermal fragments into the spinal canal and the resultant iatrogenic intraspinal epidermoid tumors. Pain in the back or lower extremities is a striking clinical feature in these cases. Myelography should be considered for every patient who has pain in the lower extremities or back and who has had previous lumbar punctures.
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