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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2020; 15(04): 1016-1019
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_351_20
Case Report

Huge ventral cervicomedullary neurenteric cyst: A rare entity with good surgical outcome and appraisal

Moududul Haque
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
,
Asifur Rahman
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
,
Nazmin Ahmed
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
,
Shamsul Alam
Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
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Neurenteric cysts are rare congenital lesions of benign nature that can be encountered at any level of the neuraxis, starting from the cranium down to coccyx. Rewarding outcome can be achieved with early diagnosis and complete removal of these benign lesions. Here, we report a case of a huge neurenteric cyst in an 11-year-old boy at the ventral craniocervical junction, a rarely reported entity with literature review. In this article, we focus on the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, radiological findings, surgery, and surgical outcome of this benign lesion, as we succeeded to have gratifying result following surgery in our instance.

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Cervicomedullary - magnetic resonance imaging - neurenteric cysts

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Publication History

Received: 16 July 2020

Accepted: 27 September 2020

Article published online:
16 August 2022

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