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Isolated spinal neurenteric cyst presenting as intramedullary calcified cystic mass on imaging studies: case report and review of literature

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Intramedullary neurenteric cysts (NEC) without associated malformations are extremely rare and, to our knowledge, have never been reported in association with calcification. We report a unique imaging presentation as a partially calcified mass of an isolated intramedullary neuroenteric cyst of the lower thoracic spinal cord with pathologic correlation. The literature for isolated forms of intramedullary NEC since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging is also reviewed.

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Abbreviations

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

CT:

Computed tomography

NEC:

Neurenteric cyst

FSE:

Fast spin echo

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Mateo Ziu & Giacomo G. Vecil

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Prasanna Vibhute

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    James Henry

  4. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA

    Prasanna Vibhute

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Ziu, M., Vibhute, P., Vecil, G.G. et al. Isolated spinal neurenteric cyst presenting as intramedullary calcified cystic mass on imaging studies: case report and review of literature. Neuroradiology 52, 119–123 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-009-0624-6

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