Intracranial neurenteric cysts: a differential diagnosis and review.
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Intracranial neurenteric cysts: imaging and pathology spectrum.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intracranial neurenteric (NE) cysts are rare congenital lesions that may be mistaken for other, more common non-neoplastic cysts as well as cystic neoplasms. We delineate the imaging spectrum, pathologic findings, and differential diagnosis of NE cysts. METHODS History, imaging, surgical and pathologic findings were analyzed retrospectively in 18 patients with intracran...
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عنوان ژورنال: RadioGraphics
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0271-5333,1527-1323
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.17.6.9397466