Neurenteric cysts of the spine
TLDR
A systematic review of English language literature from January 1966 to December 2009 utilizing MEDLINE with the following search terminology: neurenteric cysts, enterogenous cyst, spinal cord tumor, spinal dysraphism, intraspinal Cyst, intramedullary cyst and intradural cyst is presented.Abstract:
Neurenteric cysts account for 0.7-1.3% of spinal axis tumors. These rare lesions result from the inappropriate partitioning of the embryonic notochordal plate and presumptive endoderm during the third week of human development. Heterotopic rests of epithelium reminiscent of gastrointestinal and respiratory tissue lead to eventual formation of compressive cystic lesions of the pediatric and adult spine. Histopathological analysis of neurenteric tissue reveals a highly characteristic structure of columnar or cuboidal epithelium with or without cilia and mucus globules. Patients with symptomatic neurenteric cysts typically present in the second and third decades of life with size-dependent myelopathic and/or radicular signs. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are essential diagnostic tools for the delineation of cyst form and overlying osseous architecture. A variety of approaches have been employed in the treatment of neurenteric cysts each with a goal of total surgical resection. Although long-term outcome analyses are limited, data available indicate that surgical intervention in the case of neurenteric cysts results in a high frequency of resolution of neurological deficit with minimal morbidity. However, recurrence rates as high as 37% have been reported with incomplete resection secondary to factors such as cyst adhesion to surrounding structure and unclear dissection planes. Here we present a systematic review of English language literature from January 1966 to December 2009 utilizing MEDLINE with the following search terminology: neurenteric cyst, enterogenous cyst, spinal cord tumor, spinal dysraphism, intraspinal cyst, intramedullary cyst, and intradural cyst. In addition, the references of publications returned from the MEDLINE search criteria were surveyed in order to examine other pertinent reports.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
MR Imaging of Mediastinal Masses
TL;DR: The high soft tissue contrast of MR imaging enables superior tissue characterization of mediastinal masses, adding diagnostic specificity and often changing and benefiting clinical management.
Journal ArticleDOI
Spinal Neurenteric Cyst in Association with Klippel-Feil Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review
Anil Can,Anil Can,Ellianne Jacira dos Santos Rubio,Bas Jasperse,Robert M. Verdijk,B. Sanjay Harhangi +5 more
TL;DR: Neurenteric cysts should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of an intraspinal cystic mass seen in the setting of vertebral anomalies.
Journal ArticleDOI
Neurosurgical management of neurenteric cysts in children.
Ibrahim H. Al-Ahmed,Mohamed Boughamoura,Peter B. Dirks,Abhaya V. Kulkarni,James T. Rutka,James M. Drake +5 more
TL;DR: Neurenteric cysts are rare in the pediatric population and total resection, if possible, provides the best long-term outcome.
Journal ArticleDOI
CT Myelography: Clinical Indications and Imaging Findings.
TL;DR: The authors review common and uncommon indications for CT myelography and demonstrate various pathologic conditions in which CTMyelography plays a vital role in patient treatment in this modern era of MRI.
Journal ArticleDOI
Supratentorial neurenteric cyst associated with a intraparenchymal subependymoma
TL;DR: The case of a 45-year-old gentleman with a background of drug resistant epilepsy who is seizure free with no evidence of recurrence on MRI and a type C neurenteric cyst associated with an intraparenchymal subependymoma is reported.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Report of two cases
K. Liu,Y.‐Y. Chia +1 more
TL;DR: Two patients underwent thoracotomy for resection of pulmonary or esophageal carcinoma and regained motor and sensory functions 14 and 18 hours later, respectively, without sequelae.
Journal ArticleDOI
Report of Three Cases
TL;DR: 3 cases of enteritis gravis are presented, marked by segmental intestinal mucosal necrosis with hemorrhage and edema of the bowel wall, which is a sharply defined entity as shown by Jeckeln.
Journal Article
Neuroimaging features of neurenteric cysts: analysis of nine cases and review of the literature.
TL;DR: The diagnosis of neurenteric cyst should be considered when imaging studies reveal the presence of a lobulated IDEM or an exophytic intramedullary cystic mass, especially in association with anterior spina bifida or other vertebral anomalies.
Journal ArticleDOI
Intradural spinal cysts.
Aldo Fortuna,S. Mercuri +1 more
TL;DR: Their frequent tough adhesions to the roots and cord demand special care during their removal, and they often give rise to manometric block and albuminocytological dissociation.