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A spinal intradural enterogenous cyst with well-differentiated muscularis propria

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We report a case of a newborn presenting with severe compression of the spinal cord due to a large, solitary mass extending from C4 to T2. Neurosurgical exploration revealed a large intradural, extramedullary cystic lesion, compressing the spinal cord. Slowly progressive respiratory failure due to severe myelopathy led to the death of the child 19 days postpartum. At autopsy, a well-differentiated enterogenous cyst was found, the cyst wall containing gastric and esophageal type mucosa, and a bona fide muscularis propria. The gastrointestinal tract was completely normal. The possible developmental history of intradural enterogenous cysts is discussed.

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  1. 321 Department of Neurology, University Medical Center St. Radboud Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands, , , , ,

    H. ten Donkelaar

  2. Department of Child Neurology, University Medical Center St. Radboud Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, , , , ,

    M. Willemsen

  3. Department of Pathology, University Medical Center St. Radboud Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, , , , ,

    I. van der Heijden &  P. Wesseling

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center St. Radboud Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, , , , ,

    T. Beems

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ten Donkelaar, .H., Willemsen, .M., van der Heijden, .I. et al. A spinal intradural enterogenous cyst with well-differentiated muscularis propria. Acta Neuropathol 104, 538–542 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-002-0599-4

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