ISSN:
1433-0350
Keywords:
Enterogenous cyst
;
Klippel-Feil anomaly
;
Neurenteric cyst
;
Spinal dysraphism
;
Magnetic resonance imaging
;
Computed tomography
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Two cases of cervico-dorsal neurenteric cysts are presented, one located dorsal and the other ventral to the spinal cord, with associated Klippel-Feil anomaly, meningocele, spinal dysraphism and possibly spinal cord malformation. One patient was operated on as a neonate for a cervico-thoracic meningocele and presented during adolescence with spastic quadriparesis. Imaging revealed spina bifida, a dorsally located neurenteric cyst and a tendency towards split cord malformation. The other child presented with cervicothoracic kyphoscoliosis and paraparesis. Imaging demonstrated persistence of a cervico-thoracic remnant of the primitive neurenteric canal through the upper thoracic spine.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00573856
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