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Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report
Occasionally, a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst can induce compression of the spinal cord and cause syringomyelia. Here, we report the case of a 29-year-old man with both progressive shoulder pain and gait disturbance, who was found to have a huge retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst associated with syring...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623173/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26512273 http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2015.12.3.156 |
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author | Hue, Sung Baek Seong, Han Yu Kwon, Soon Chan Lyo, In Uk Sim, Hong Bo |
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description | Occasionally, a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst can induce compression of the spinal cord and cause syringomyelia. Here, we report the case of a 29-year-old man with both progressive shoulder pain and gait disturbance, who was found to have a huge retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst associated with syringomyelia. Accordingly, posterior fossa decompression and arachnoid cyst excision were performed. Post-operative MRI showed a marked reduction in the size of the arachnoid cyst and syringomyelia. The patient's symptoms were clearly improved compared to before surgery. In our view, treatment in such patients should focus on decompressing the foramen magnum and include the removal of the coexistent arachnoid cyst walls, which appear to be the crucial factor in development of syringomyelia. In this report, we discuss the pathogenic mechanisms underlying syringomyelia-associated retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst and review the current literature on this topic. |
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spelling | pubmed-46231732015-10-28 Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report Hue, Sung Baek Seong, Han Yu Kwon, Soon Chan Lyo, In Uk Sim, Hong Bo Korean J Spine Case Report Occasionally, a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst can induce compression of the spinal cord and cause syringomyelia. Here, we report the case of a 29-year-old man with both progressive shoulder pain and gait disturbance, who was found to have a huge retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst associated with syringomyelia. Accordingly, posterior fossa decompression and arachnoid cyst excision were performed. Post-operative MRI showed a marked reduction in the size of the arachnoid cyst and syringomyelia. The patient's symptoms were clearly improved compared to before surgery. In our view, treatment in such patients should focus on decompressing the foramen magnum and include the removal of the coexistent arachnoid cyst walls, which appear to be the crucial factor in development of syringomyelia. In this report, we discuss the pathogenic mechanisms underlying syringomyelia-associated retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst and review the current literature on this topic. The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2015-09 2015-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC4623173/ /pubmed/26512273 http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2015.12.3.156 Text en Copyright © 2015 The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Hue, Sung Baek Seong, Han Yu Kwon, Soon Chan Lyo, In Uk Sim, Hong Bo Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report |
title | Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report |
title_full | Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report |
title_short | Syringomyelia Associated with a Huge Retrocerebellar Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report |
title_sort | syringomyelia associated with a huge retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623173/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26512273 http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2015.12.3.156 |
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