Arachnoid Cysts - Common and Uncommon Clinical Presentations and Radiological Features

Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts: clinical, radiological, and surgical features.

Extradural arachnoid cysts in the spine are rare and are seldom a cause of spinal cord compression. They are thought to arise from congenital defects in the dura mater, and they almost always communicate with the intrathecal subarachnoid space through a small defect in the dura. The mainstay of treatment in patients with neurological symptoms is surgical removal of the cyst together with ligati...

Surgical management of intracranial arachnoid cysts: clinical and radiological outcome.

AIM Intracranial arachnoid cysts account for 1% of all intracranial mass lesions and may require drainage if symptomatic. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 45 consecutive patients who underwent surgical drainage for symptomatic intracranial cysts at our institution from January 2000 to January 2010. The average age of our patients was 36.2 years; 26 were ...

Idiopathic Megaesophagus in a Goat: Clinical and Radiological Features

Case Description- A 2-years-old female Iranian cross-breed goat with a history of chronic anorexia and intermittent regurgitation after eating food or drinking water was referred to the Veterinary Clinic.Clinical Findings- In clinical examination, persistent fever, swelling of distal portion of the neck, clinical evidence of laryngeal and pharyngeal dysfunction was detected.Treatment and Outcom...

The radiological appearances of spinal extradural arachnoid cysts.

Clinical and radiological presentations of pelvic parachordoma

Parachordoma is an extremely rare entity and there are only about 50 to 60 cases reported, in which there is only one definite pelvic parachordoma. We present a huge well-defined presacral tumor in a 48-year-old woman who has the symptoms of lower abdominal pain and difficulty in defecating. Radiological findings of the tumor on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are described i...