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Intracranial neurenteric cyst: A case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions

Neurenteric cysts are uncommon, benign lesions that are rarely located intracranially. These cysts are likely due to aberrant embryologic development of the notochord. Clinically, neurenteric cysts may present with symptoms of mass effect, or they can be asymptomatic and incidentally discovered. Ima...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Tyler, Kaufman, Temma, Murtagh, Ryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7568188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33093931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.10.017
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description Neurenteric cysts are uncommon, benign lesions that are rarely located intracranially. These cysts are likely due to aberrant embryologic development of the notochord. Clinically, neurenteric cysts may present with symptoms of mass effect, or they can be asymptomatic and incidentally discovered. Imaging features of neurenteric cysts have significant overlap with other intracranial cystic lesions, which can make diagnosis difficult. We present a case of a 35-year-old female with a histopathologically confirmed neurenteric cyst in the premedullary and left cerebellomedullary cistern, with associated symptoms of headache, dizziness, tinnitus, and dysphagia. The patient underwent surgical resection, with improvement in symptoms. We present a review of literature, and a discussion of typical features of multiple intracranial cystic lesions. We hope to promote accurate preoperative diagnosis, to allow for appropriate surgical technique to reduce the risk of recurrence.
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spelling pubmed-75681882020-10-21 Intracranial neurenteric cyst: A case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions Anderson, Tyler Kaufman, Temma Murtagh, Ryan Radiol Case Rep Case Report Neurenteric cysts are uncommon, benign lesions that are rarely located intracranially. These cysts are likely due to aberrant embryologic development of the notochord. Clinically, neurenteric cysts may present with symptoms of mass effect, or they can be asymptomatic and incidentally discovered. Imaging features of neurenteric cysts have significant overlap with other intracranial cystic lesions, which can make diagnosis difficult. We present a case of a 35-year-old female with a histopathologically confirmed neurenteric cyst in the premedullary and left cerebellomedullary cistern, with associated symptoms of headache, dizziness, tinnitus, and dysphagia. The patient underwent surgical resection, with improvement in symptoms. We present a review of literature, and a discussion of typical features of multiple intracranial cystic lesions. We hope to promote accurate preoperative diagnosis, to allow for appropriate surgical technique to reduce the risk of recurrence. Elsevier 2020-10-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7568188/ /pubmed/33093931 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.10.017 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Intracranial neurenteric cyst: A case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions
title_full Intracranial neurenteric cyst: A case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions
title_fullStr Intracranial neurenteric cyst: A case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions
title_full_unstemmed Intracranial neurenteric cyst: A case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions
title_short Intracranial neurenteric cyst: A case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions
title_sort intracranial neurenteric cyst: a case report and differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic lesions
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7568188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33093931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.10.017
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