title: Mediastinal enterogenic cyst presenting as paraplegia--a case report.
abstract: A rare case of a mediastinal enterogenic cyst with an intraspinal extension through a anterior vertebral defect presenting with paraplegia in a 10 year boy is presented. Laminectomy and the trans-thoracic excision of the cyst resulted in the complete recovery of the neural deficit.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery