The oldest presenting neurenteric cyst of the spinal cord.
Br J Neurosurg
; 37(4): 856-859, 2023 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
We describe an 81-year-old gentleman presenting with mild myelopathic symptoms in the upper limbs. Imaging showed a C1-3 intradural extramedullary lesion initially thought to be an arachnoid cyst. A C1 + 2 hemilaminectomy and partial excision was performed with histology revealing a neurenteric cyst (NC). NCs are congenital tumours that usually present within the third decade of life, they account for 1% of all spinal tumours. A literature search was conducted and we found that the age of presentation might actually be earlier than previously described. We also found that there has never before been a case described in the eighth decade of life, making this the oldest known symptomatic presentation of this rare condition.
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Neoplasias da Medula Espinal
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Cistos Aracnóideos
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Defeitos do Tubo Neural
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Reino Unido