Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain
Enterogenous cysts account for 0.7-1.3% of spinal axis tumors. Cervical and thoracic segments are most often affected and they are rare in the lumbar region. Intramedullary variant which comprises less than 5% of enterogenous cysts are densely adherent to the surrounding tissue and preclude total ex...
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| author | Srikant Balasubramaniam Devendra K Tyagi Hemant V Sawant |
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| description | Enterogenous cysts account for 0.7-1.3% of spinal axis tumors. Cervical and thoracic segments are most often affected and they are rare in the lumbar region. Intramedullary variant which comprises less than 5% of enterogenous cysts are densely adherent to the surrounding tissue and preclude total excision. Partial excision is associated with recurrence and is the most common unfavorable outcome in these cysts. Hence, such patients need follow-up with serial imaging. We describe a case of conus medullaris enterogenous cyst presenting as lower limb pain. Due to dense adhesion of the cyst to the surrounding neural tissue, subtotal excision was done. The patient is symptom and tumor free at one year interval. We describe our case, discuss its uniqueness and review the literature on this rare but difficult to cure tumor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5a2a91663664639ac89721e1f4793f92022-12-22T00:17:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine0974-82372011-01-0121464810.4103/0974-8237.85314Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb painSrikant BalasubramaniamDevendra K TyagiHemant V SawantEnterogenous cysts account for 0.7-1.3% of spinal axis tumors. Cervical and thoracic segments are most often affected and they are rare in the lumbar region. Intramedullary variant which comprises less than 5% of enterogenous cysts are densely adherent to the surrounding tissue and preclude total excision. Partial excision is associated with recurrence and is the most common unfavorable outcome in these cysts. Hence, such patients need follow-up with serial imaging. We describe a case of conus medullaris enterogenous cyst presenting as lower limb pain. Due to dense adhesion of the cyst to the surrounding neural tissue, subtotal excision was done. The patient is symptom and tumor free at one year interval. We describe our case, discuss its uniqueness and review the literature on this rare but difficult to cure tumor.http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2011;volume=2;issue=1;spage=46;epage=48;aulast=BalasubramaniamConus medullaris tumorenterogenous cystintramedullary tumorlower limb painneurenteric cyst |
| spellingShingle | Srikant Balasubramaniam Devendra K Tyagi Hemant V Sawant Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine Conus medullaris tumor enterogenous cyst intramedullary tumor lower limb pain neurenteric cyst |
| title | Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain |
| title_full | Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain |
| title_fullStr | Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain |
| title_short | Intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain |
| title_sort | intramedullary enterogenous cyst of the conus medullaris presenting as lower limb pain |
| topic | Conus medullaris tumor enterogenous cyst intramedullary tumor lower limb pain neurenteric cyst |
| url | http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2011;volume=2;issue=1;spage=46;epage=48;aulast=Balasubramaniam |
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