Cervicothoracic arachnoid cyst in a patient with neurofibromatosis: case report.
Intradural cervicothoracic arachnoid cysts are not common. They may be congenital, or secondary to trauma, surgery, haemorrhage, or inflammation. This is a report of a 39-year-old man who presented with cutaneous neurofibromatosis and cervicothoracic arachnoid cyst causing gradual quadriparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an intradural extramedullary anterior cystic lesion at C5-T2 level. Laminectomy and mersupialisation of the cyst was performed. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of arachnoid cyst. The patient recovered without neurological deficit.
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Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
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D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae