Posterior Fossa Neurenteric Cysts Can Expand Rapidly: Case Report
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Posterior Fossa Neurenteric Cysts Can Expand Rapidly: Case Report
Neurenteric cysts are considered congenital lesions that may slowly expand over time. Although more commonly found in the spinal canal, they may be found intracranially, particularly in the posterior fossa. Here, we present an unusual case of a large, rapidly expanding histologically confirmed posterior fossa neurenteric cyst in a 53-year-old woman, who presented with quadriparesis. Computed to...
متن کاملEndoscopic Management of Posterior Fossa Arachnoid Cysts
© 2015 Egyp an Journal of Neurosurgery. All rights reserved Background: Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts cons tute 10-11% of all intracranial arachnoid cysts and are considered to be the second most common after middle fossa arachnoid cysts. Their diagnosis, indications of surgical intervention and mode of surgical management are still points of debate. Objective: We report our experience in the...
متن کاملArachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa.
A series of 6 patients with arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa who were treated surgically is presented. The diagnosis of the nature of the lesion and of the exact location within the posterior fossa could not be established on a clinical basis. CT scanning is the best method for diagnosing the lesion and for observing the postoperative evolution. Treatment consisted of removing the cyst wa...
متن کاملSyringomyelia in association with posterior fossa cysts.
This paper presents three patients with a triad of syringomyelia, midline posterior fossa cysts, and hydrocephalus. In the first patient, the clinical presentation was related to spinal cord cavitation, and the cranial anomalies were unexpected. In cases 2 and 3, the brain anomalies dominated the clinical picture, and syringomyelia was unexpected. These cases show that an examination of the who...
متن کاملMalignant Transformation of a Neurenteric Cyst in the Posterior Fossa Presenting with Intracranial Metastasis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Intracranial neurenteric cysts are relatively rare and almost exclusively benign. Here we present a case of an intracranial neurenteric cyst that was histologically benign in the first surgery and later demonstrated significant growth and intracranial metastasis with malignant transformation. A 47-year-old woman presented with a headache, which had gradually worsened over 1 year. Initial magnet...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Skull Base Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2157-6971,2157-698X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1284206