Enterogenous cyst of the cervicomedullary junction. A case report.
Enterogenous cyst of the cervicomedullary junction extending from C2 level to the anterior aspect of the medulla oblongata was diagnosed in a 23-year-old male with a one month history of episodic tetraparesis and bilateral horizontal nystagmus. The cyst was removed subtotally except for a small portion at the point of the attachment to the anterior aspect of the medulla oblongata by a laminectomy of C1-C2 and a suboccipital craniectomy. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations revealed that the cyst originated exclusively from the endoderm.
Boyar
B
B
Neurosurgery Clinic, Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey.
Aksoy
F
F
Taskin
Y
Y
Kilic
C
C
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed