Mediastinal enterogenic cyst presenting as paraplegia--a case report.
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.
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M K
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Mathew
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Prabhakar
B R
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Paul
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Jacob
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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