Cervical neurenteric cyst associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
A neurenteric cyst of the spine is a rare congenital disorder secondary to alimentary duplication and vertebral malformation. It should, however, be included in the differential diagnosis of an intradural, extramedullary spinal lesion. We present a case of a cervical neurenteric cyst associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome and discuss the clinical, radiologic, histopathologic, immunohistochemical and embryologic characteristics of this disorder.
Whiting
D M
DM
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5138.
Chou
S M
SM
Lanzieri
C F
CF
Kalfas
I H
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Hardy
R W
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed