Neurenteric cyst of the ventral cervicomedullary region

Neurenteric cysts are rare, benign, endodermally derived tumors of the central nervous system. Intracranial neurenteric cysts are rare with posterior fossa being the most common location among them. Neurenteric cyst of the craniocervical region is very rare. Authors report a rare case of neurenteric...

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Autores principales: Prasad, G. Lakshmi, Borkar, Sachin Anil, Subbarao, Kiran Chikkanahalli, Sharma, Mehar Chand, Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3611906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23560004
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.106475
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Sumario:Neurenteric cysts are rare, benign, endodermally derived tumors of the central nervous system. Intracranial neurenteric cysts are rare with posterior fossa being the most common location among them. Neurenteric cyst of the craniocervical region is very rare. Authors report a rare case of neurenteric cyst located in the ventral cervicomedullary region. The pertinent literature is reviewed regarding this uncommon entity.

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