Endodermal cyst of the cervical spine treated by an anterior approach for resection and shunting.
In most reported cases, a posterior approach to the cervical spine was used to remove an endodermal cyst or to place a shunt for cyst drainage. The authors performed partial excision, shunt insertion, and anterior spinal fusion in a patient with endodermal cyst of the cervical spine. Symptoms resolved after surgery and magnetic resonance images indicated morphologic restoration of the spinal cord.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Takashi
T
Asazuma
Masato
M
Sato
Shoichi
S
Ichimura
Masakazu
M
Kogawa
Kazunori
K
Masuoka
Kyosuke
K
Fujikawa
Shinsuke
S
Aida
Jun
J
Ogawa
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods