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.
Asazuma
Takashi
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Sato
Masato
M
Ichimura
Shoichi
S
Kogawa
Masakazu
M
Masuoka
Kazunori
K
Fujikawa
Kyosuke
K
Aida
Shinsuke
S
Ogawa
Jun
J
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