Neurenteric cyst mimicking pleurodynia: an unusual case of thoracic pain in a child.
This study reports an 8-year-old boy with chronic recurring thoracic pain. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed an intradural cyst at T1-T2. Despite severe compression of the spinal cord, there was no neurologic deficit. After minimally invasive cystectomy, the patient recovered completely. Histological examination established the diagnosis of a neurenteric cyst. The clinical, pathohistologic, and radiologic aspects are discussed, and the decisive role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of intraspinal cyst is emphasized.
Rebhandl
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
Rami
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Barcik
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Perneczky
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Horcher
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D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011000:Pleurodynia, Epidemic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013909:Thorax