Intramedullary neurenteric cysts of the spine. Case report and review of the literature

C R Lippman; M Arginteanu; D Purohit; T P Naidich; M B Camins

doi:10.3171/spi.2001.94.2.0305

Intramedullary neurenteric cysts of the spine. Case report and review of the literature

J Neurosurg. 2001 Apr;94(2 Suppl):305-9. doi: 10.3171/spi.2001.94.2.0305.

Authors

C R Lippman¹, M Arginteanu, D Purohit, T P Naidich, M B Camins

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 11302637
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2001.94.2.0305

Abstract

This case of a 68-year-old woman with a low-thoracic intramedullary neurenteric cyst is notable for clinical presentation, cyst location, intraoperative findings, and imaging characteristics. The patient's postoperative course was complicated by neurological deterioration and a neuropathic pain syndrome. Potential causes of these complications are discussed, as are possible ways to reduce the risk of their occurrence.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medulla Oblongata*
Nervous System Diseases / etiology
Neural Tube Defects / diagnosis*
Neural Tube Defects / pathology
Neural Tube Defects / surgery*
Neurosurgical Procedures*
Pain, Postoperative / physiopathology
Postoperative Complications
Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis*
Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases / surgery*
Thoracic Vertebrae