Intradural neurenteric cyst of the cervical spine

ABSTRACT

A 60-year-old man presented with an intradural extramedullary neurenteric cyst of the cervical spinal cord. He had acute neurological deterioration in the form of quadriparesis and urinary incontinence. The patient had a history of paraneoplstic myasthenia 3 years prior to this admission. The clinical, radiological, and surgical findings are discussed together with a brief critical review of the literature. The patient had no other association anomalies. The cyst was removed totally with good neurological recovery. The clinical presentation was rather atypical for neurenteric cyst. Neurenteric cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an intradural mass lesion regardless of the age, clinical presentation or location of the lesion