Recurrent intramedullary cervical ependymal cyst

R Chhabra; S Bansal; B D Radotra; S N Mathuriya

Recurrent intramedullary cervical ependymal cyst

Neurol India. 2003 Mar;51(1):111-3.

Authors

R Chhabra¹, S Bansal, B D Radotra, S N Mathuriya

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 12865539

Abstract

We report a rare case of high cervical intramedullary ependymal cyst in a young boy. This was associated with atlantoaxial dislocation. After partial removal and marsupialization, the cyst recurred and needed radical total resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Atlanto-Axial Joint / pathology*
Ependymoma / complications
Ependymoma / pathology*
Humans
Joint Dislocations / etiology
Joint Dislocations / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology*