Neurenteric cyst at the craniovertebral junction: A report of two cases

Neurenteric cysts at the craniovertebral junction are extremely rare, in that most are located ventrally in the midline. We report two patients with neurenteric cysts in an unusual location – the lateral craniovertebral junction. The embryological basis, clinical features, imaging characteristics, a...

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Autores principales: Shetty, Sathwik Raviraj, Panigrahi, Manas, Rao, Satish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24551003
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.125667
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Sumario:Neurenteric cysts at the craniovertebral junction are extremely rare, in that most are located ventrally in the midline. We report two patients with neurenteric cysts in an unusual location – the lateral craniovertebral junction. The embryological basis, clinical features, imaging characteristics, and management options in these patients have been discussed.

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