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Solitary Cervical Neurenteric Cyst in an Adolescent Patient

  • Choi, Doo Yong (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ho Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Myung Hoon (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jong Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2014.03.31
  • Accepted : 2014.05.23
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

Spinal neurenteric cysts are uncommon congenital lesions, furthermore solitary neurenteric cysts of the upper cervical spine are very rare. A 15-year-old boy having an intraspinal neurenteric cyst located at cervical spine presented with symptoms of neck pain and both shoulders pain for 2 months. Cervical spine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated an intradural extramedullary cystic mass at the C1-3 level without enhancement after gadolinium injection. There was no associated malformation on the MR imaging, computed tomography, and radiography. Hemilaminectomy at the C1-3 levels was performed and the lesion was completely removed through a posterior approach. Histological examination showed the cystic wall lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing mucinous contents. Neurenteric cyst should be considered in the diagnosis of spinal solitary cystic mass.

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