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Neuropediatrics 1987; 18(1): 40-41
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1052433
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Neurenteric Cyst of Medulla Oblongata - A Curiosity

A.  Zalatnai
  • Department of Pathology, Pest County Council Semmelweis Hospital, Gyulai P. u. 2, H-1085 Budapest VIII, Hungary
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19 May 2008 (online)

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Abstract

A case of a newborn infant with a complex cerebral malformation, including a neurenteric cyst of medulla oblongata is presented. This localization is extremely rare, only one such case has been reported in the world literature. Other cerebral malformations were spina bifida posterior with cervicodorsal dysraphia, cerebellar hypoplasy, cervico-dorsal cystic meningocele and hydrocephalus. The etiology of this complex malformation remained unknown.

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Neurenteric cyst - Medulla oblongata - Brain malformations