title: Neurenteric cyst located dorsal to the cervical spine: case report.
abstract: A patient with a neurenteric cyst located dorsal to the cervical spine and associated with occult cervical spinal dysraphism is described. The embryological theories that might explain the occurrence of such a lesion are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed