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| Year : 2001 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 302--4 |
Intramedullary neurenteric cyst in mid thoracic spine in an adult : a case report.
BS Singhal, HN Parekh, M Ursekar, CE Deopujari, DK Manghani
Department of Neurology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, 12, Marine Lines, Mumbai-400 020, India., India
Correspondence Address:
B S Singhal
Department of Neurology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, 12, Marine Lines, Mumbai-400 020, India.
India
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PMID: 11593252 
Neurenteric cysts are very rare, particularly in adults. These are congenital intraspinal cysts of endodermal origin. A 67 years old man, presenting with backache and paraesthesiae of one and half years' duration, followed by subacute flaccid paraplegia, developing in a week is described. MRI revealed intramedullary cyst at T7. He underwent emergency thoracic laminectomy and complete excision of the cyst. Histopathology confirmed a neurenteric cyst. In view of their rarity, peculiarity in terms of age, location and presentation, we report this case.
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