title: Intramedullary neurenteric cyst without concurrent malformation.
abstract: Neurenteric cysts (NECs) are dysraphic lesions. They are usually extramedullary, the intramedullary forms are very rare. To our knowledge, only 10 cases of isolated intramedullary NECs have been reported. We report a case of intramedullary NEC without any associated dysraphic lesion. The clinical findings were: cervical pain and left hemicorporal weakness which predominated at the upper limb. Neuroradiological evaluation was performed by means of MRI which revealed a cystic lesion at C3-C4 level. A partial excision was performed and the diagnosis of NEC was established by histological study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Institut National de Neurologie, Tunis, Tunisia. sonia.nagi@rns.tn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghorbel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drissi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maatallah
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: Mb
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamouda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000473:pathology*