Spinal Enterogenous Cyst: A report of a case.
- Author:
Ki Hwa YANG
;
Kyo Young LEE
;
Young Sup PARK
;
Seok Jin KANG
;
Byoung Kee KIM
;
Sun Moo KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Enterogenous cyst;
Cyst;
Spinal cord
- MeSH:
Male;
Humans;
Cysts
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
1989;23(4):490-493
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although varying types of cystic lesion, true to false, in the spinal cord have been described, spinal enterogenous cyst is a rare condition. It is considered as a result of congenital remnant of primitive foregut. The authors experienced a case of a spinal enterogenous cyst in the intradural space along the fouth, fifth and sixth cervical spine, occurred in a twenty-seven years old male patient. The cyst was composed of hyalinized fibrous wall with single layered lining epithelium, such as simple non-ciliated cuboidal epithelium or ciliated tall columnar epithelium with focal mucinous columnar epithelium.
