Thoracic myelopathy secondary to intradural extramedullary bronchogenic cyst

Paul M. Arnold; Laura L. Neff; Karen K. Anderson; Alan R. Reeves; Kathy L. Newell

doi:10.1080/10790268.2009.11754568

Thoracic myelopathy secondary to intradural extramedullary bronchogenic cyst

Paul M. Arnold, Laura L. Neff, Karen K. Anderson, Alan R. Reeves, Kathy L. Newell

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Background/Objective: To report a case of thoracic myelopathy secondary to intradural extramedullar bronchogenic cyst. Study Design: Case report. Methods/Findings: A 20-year-old man presented to the emergency department with increasing back pain and lower-extremity weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic lesion at the T4 level with mass effect on the spinal cord. Results: The lesion was resected, and histopathologic evaluation showed a cyst lined by respiratory-type epithelium consistent with a bronchogenic cyst. Conclusions: Intradural extramedullar bronchogenic cysts of the thoracic spine have been reported previously but are extremely rare. The treatment of choice is surgical resection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	595-597
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
Volume	32
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2009.11754568
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bronchogenic cyst
Myelopathy, compressive
Neoplasm, extramedullary intradural spinal cord
Paraparesis

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Clinical Neurology

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Thoracic myelopathy secondary to intradural extramedullary bronchogenic cyst

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