Thoracic spinal extradural arachnoid cyst: A case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts (SEDACs) are rare and are variously attributed to congenital, traumatic, or inflammatory etiologies. Here, we report a 70-year-old male who presented with a T11-T12 SEDAC and an incidental craniovertebral junction (CVJ) meningioma. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 70...

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Autores principales: Marrone, Salvatore, Kharbat, Abdurrahman F., Palmisciano, Paolo, Umana, Giuseppe Emmanuele, Haider, Ali S., Iacopino, Domenico Gerardo, Nicoletti, Giovanni Federico, Scalia, Gianluca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8888309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35242421
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_89_2022
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts (SEDACs) are rare and are variously attributed to congenital, traumatic, or inflammatory etiologies. Here, we report a 70-year-old male who presented with a T11-T12 SEDAC and an incidental craniovertebral junction (CVJ) meningioma. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 70-year-old male presented with progressive bilateral lower limb weakness and paresthesias. The thoracic MRI identified an extradural arachnoid cystic lesion at the T11-T12 level. In addition, the brain/ cervical MR documented an incidental meningioma at the CVJ. The patient underwent T11-T12 laminectomy for fenestration/removal of the extradural arachnoid cyst resulting in immediate cord decompression and neurological recovery. The histologic examination was consistent with a SEDAC who underwent successful resection of the SEDAC that resulted in symptom resolution. CONCLUSION: We presented a 71-year-old male with a thoracic SEDAC and an incidental CVJ meningioma, where resection of the SEDAC resulted in symptom resolution.

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