title: Spinal intradural ependymal cyst: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Spinal intradural ependymal cysts are extremely rare. The case presented is the sixth reported in the literature. The symptoms are consistent clinically and radiologically with a spinal intradural space-occupying lesion. The cyst wall is lined with both ciliated and nonciliated cells, resting directly on connective tissue. The exact embryonal origin of these cysts is obscure.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D004805:Ependyma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery