title: A dorsally located giant posterior fossa neurenteric cyst in a Chinese woman.
abstract: Neurenteric cysts (NC) are rare, endodermal-derived intracranial lesions, commonly located anteriorly in the posterior cranial fossa. We describe a rare case of a giant posterior fossa NC (6.5 × 5.9 × 4.3cm) located dorsal to the brain stem in a Chinese woman with a 1 week history of cerebellar symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the largest documented cyst of this type and the third dorsally located NC in the posterior fossa.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Air Force General Hospital, 30 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China. Electronic address: 2914081083@qq.com.
authors: Jianwen
authors: J
authors: Gu
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors: Xuemin
authors: X
authors: Xing
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors: Yongqin
authors: Y
authors: Kuang
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Air Force General Hospital, 30 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China.
authors: Gangge
authors: G
authors: Cheng
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Air Force General Hospital, 30 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China.
authors: Junhai
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Air Force General Hospital, 30 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China.
authors: Yongan
authors: Y
authors: Huang
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Air Force General Hospital, 30 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China.
authors: Baoguo
authors: B
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Air Force General Hospital, 30 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China.
authors: Lianqiang
authors: L
authors: Dong
authors: Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Qinwen
authors: Q
authors: Mao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Central nervous system cysts; Neurenteric cysts; Posterior fossa