Intramedullary neurenteric cysts of the spine. Report of three cases.
Neurenteric spinal cysts are infrequently occurring dysraphic lesions that are caused by persistent or abnormal communication among neuroectoderm, notochord, and endoderm. They are generally located at the intradural, extramedullary compartment of the low cervical or upper spinal canal. They occur primarily in infants and in young adults in combination with other congenital abnormalities. The authors report on three cases of lower-thoracic and thoracolumbar intramedullary neurenteric cysts that atypically presented in adult patients in whom there was no concomitant malformation. These lesions appear notable for location, clinical presentation, intraoperative findings, and imaging features.
Rotondo
Michele
M
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, Second Medical School of Naples, Italy. michele.rotondo@numima2.it
D'Avanzo
Raffaele
R
Natale
Massimo
M
Pasqualetto
Luigi
L
Bocchetti
Antonio
A
Agozzino
Lucio
L
Scuotto
Assunta
A
D000368:Aged; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae