title: [Aneurysmal cyst of the cervico-thoracic junction of the spine].
abstract: The authors report an extensive aneurysmal cyst of the spine at the cervicothoracic junction. During the disease in the patient (a girl aged 9 years) high-grade tetraparesis developed (with complete paralysis of lower extremities but with spared deep sensation and retained sphincter control). In the treatment a two-stage operation with radical removal of the cyst from anterior and posterior approach, spondylodesis and radiotherapy gave very good results as compared with the very poor condition before the operation. Nearly complete movements of all extremities returned, superficial sensation loss regressed. The usefulness of surgical treatment even in such advanced cases is stressed. CT was very helpful in the assessment of the extent of the tumour and its growth rate.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Neurochirurgii Instytutu Chirurgii WAM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zawirski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Konopka
mesh_terms: D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Torbiel tetniakowata kregosłupa pogranicza szyjno-piersiowego.