Anterior Craniocervical Junctional Neurenteric Cyst

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Journal Brain Tumor Res Treat

Date 2021 Nov 2

PMID 34725993

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Authors

Woo Yup Kim

Jaejoon Lim

Kyung Gi Cho

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Abstract

Intracranial neurenteric cyst at the anterior craniocervical junction is very rare, and its treatment and prognosis have not been established. We report a case of neurenteric cyst at the anterior craniocervical junction and review the relevant literature. A 16-year-old girl presented with a 2-month history of slowly progressive headache. MRI revealed a well-defined intradural extramedullary cyst in the anterior medulla and brain stem with C1 cord compression. We performed gross total resection of the cyst using a far-lateral transcondylar approach. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for neurenteric cysts at anterior craniocervical junction, the far-lateral transcondylar approach might be the optimal surgical approach.

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