Posterior cervical congenital dermal sinus tract: case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background and importance

Congenital dermal sinus tract (DST) is a rare spinal dysraphism characterized by a persistent tract lined by epithelial cells, beginning at the epidermis and terminating in deeper tissue layers. With 1% of all congenital DST cases found in the cervical region, only 4% of all cases are diagnosed after the age of 20.

Clinical presentation

In this case, a 65-year-old woman with a congenital DST at the cervical level presented with symptoms of neck and some arm pain, suboccipital headaches, and unique external characteristics. Neck Disability Index and visual analog scale were used to assess the patient's preoperative and postoperative pain, and quality of life. Patient underwent an operative intervention, where the DST was surgically removed followed b

SUBMITTER: Vokshoor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10397304 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature