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Intraspinal Cyst

MedGen UID:
235227
•Concept ID:
C1334263
•
Finding
Synonyms: Cyst of Spinal Canal and Spinal Cord; Cyst of the Spinal Canal and Spinal Cord; Intraspinal Cysts; Spinal Canal and Spinal Cord Cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical utility of optimized three-dimensional T1-, T2-, and T2*-weighted sequences in spinal magnetic resonance imaging.
Tanitame N, Tanitame K, Awai K
Jpn J Radiol 2017 Apr;35(4):135-144. Epub 2017 Feb 23 doi: 10.1007/s11604-017-0621-3. PMID: 28233194
Treatment and outcome of neuroblastoma with intraspinal extension: A systematic review.
Kraal K, Blom T, van Noesel M, Kremer L, Caron H, Tytgat G, van der Pal H
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017 Aug;64(8) Epub 2017 Feb 2 doi: 10.1002/pbc.26451. PMID: 28150396
Imaging diagnosis and the role of endovascular embolization treatment for vascular intraspinal tumors.
dos Santos MP, Zhang J, Ghinda D, Glikstein R, Agid R, Rodesch G, Tampieri D, terBrugge KG
Neurosurg Focus 2015 Aug;39(2):E16. doi: 10.3171/2015.5.FOCUS1514. PMID: 26235014

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal intraspinal cysts in the third trimester.
Zhu Z, Li H, Li J
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2021 Sep;34(17):2838-2840. Epub 2019 Oct 1 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1671341. PMID: 31570031
Intradural Extramedullary Bronchogenic Cyst: Clinical and Radiologic Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, and Literature Review.
Weng JC, Ma JP, Hao SY, Wang L, Xu YL, Yang J, Jia WQ, Wu Z, Zhang LW, Li D, Zhang JT
World Neurosurg 2018 Jan;109:e571-e580. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.023. PMID: 29081395
Neurenteric cyst presenting with stridor and dysphagia: case report and literature review.
Visvanathan V, Crowther J, Taylor W
Scott Med J 2015 Feb;60(1):e4-7. Epub 2014 Dec 3 doi: 10.1177/0036933014563239. PMID: 25471489
Surgical experience in symptomatic congenital intraspinal cysts.
Chang IC
Pediatr Neurosurg 2004 Jul-Aug;40(4):165-70. doi: 10.1159/000081934. PMID: 15608489
Intraspinal cyst communicating with the intervertebral disc in the lumbar spine: discal cyst.
Chiba K, Toyama Y, Matsumoto M, Maruiwa H, Watanabe M, Nishizawa T
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2001 Oct 1;26(19):2112-8. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200110010-00014. PMID: 11698889

Diagnosis

Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal intraspinal cysts in the third trimester.
Zhu Z, Li H, Li J
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2021 Sep;34(17):2838-2840. Epub 2019 Oct 1 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1671341. PMID: 31570031
Lumbar Intradural Ganglion Cyst.
Tai PA, Li TC
World Neurosurg 2016 Apr;88:691.e1-691.e4. Epub 2015 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.088. PMID: 26724636
Neurenteric cyst presenting with stridor and dysphagia: case report and literature review.
Visvanathan V, Crowther J, Taylor W
Scott Med J 2015 Feb;60(1):e4-7. Epub 2014 Dec 3 doi: 10.1177/0036933014563239. PMID: 25471489
Cervical degenerative intraspinal cyst: a case report and literature review involving 132 cases.
Machino M, Yukawa Y, Ito K, Kato F
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Nov 28;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007126. PMID: 23195823Free PMC Article
Intraspinal cyst communicating with the intervertebral disc in the lumbar spine: discal cyst.
Chiba K, Toyama Y, Matsumoto M, Maruiwa H, Watanabe M, Nishizawa T
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2001 Oct 1;26(19):2112-8. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200110010-00014. PMID: 11698889

Therapy

Bone morphogenetic protein-induced inflammatory cyst formation after lumbar fusion causing nerve root compression.
Choudhry OJ, Christiano LD, Singh R, Golden BM, Liu JK
J Neurosurg Spine 2012 Mar;16(3):296-301. Epub 2011 Dec 16 doi: 10.3171/2011.11.SPINE11629. PMID: 22176433
Severe kyphoscoliosis after primary Echinococcus granulosus infection of the spine.
Thaler M, Gabl M, Lechner R, Gstöttner M, Bach CM
Eur Spine J 2010 Sep;19(9):1415-22. Epub 2010 Jun 1 doi: 10.1007/s00586-010-1398-6. PMID: 20514501Free PMC Article
Quadriparesis due to intraspinal cyst after failed posterior occipitocervical fusion in a patient with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Kikkawa J, Shirado O, Saito F, Takahashi K, Oda H
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006 Dec 1;31(25):E980-3. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000248125.30498.f3. PMID: 17139215

Prognosis

A rare case of thoracic spinal intradural extramedullary enterogenous cyst with acute onset: case report and literature review.
Liu CX, Meng B, Li YB, Bai H, Wu ZX
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2019 Jul;101(6):e142-e146. Epub 2019 Jun 3 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0066. PMID: 31155903Free PMC Article
Intradural Extramedullary Bronchogenic Cyst: Clinical and Radiologic Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, and Literature Review.
Weng JC, Ma JP, Hao SY, Wang L, Xu YL, Yang J, Jia WQ, Wu Z, Zhang LW, Li D, Zhang JT
World Neurosurg 2018 Jan;109:e571-e580. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.023. PMID: 29081395
Neurenteric cyst presenting with stridor and dysphagia: case report and literature review.
Visvanathan V, Crowther J, Taylor W
Scott Med J 2015 Feb;60(1):e4-7. Epub 2014 Dec 3 doi: 10.1177/0036933014563239. PMID: 25471489
Study on the pathomorphology of myelodysplasia.
Wang D, Bai X, Sun D, Han K, Li J
Pediatr Neurosurg 2008;44(6):458-64. Epub 2008 Nov 18 doi: 10.1159/000172968. PMID: 19018154
Intraspinal cyst communicating with the intervertebral disc in the lumbar spine: discal cyst.
Chiba K, Toyama Y, Matsumoto M, Maruiwa H, Watanabe M, Nishizawa T
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2001 Oct 1;26(19):2112-8. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200110010-00014. PMID: 11698889

Clinical prediction guides

Giant Craniospinal Intramedullary Neurenteric Cyst in Infant-Case Report and Review of Literature.
Diyora B, Bhende B, Kukreja S
World Neurosurg 2018 Oct;118:126-131. Epub 2018 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.027. PMID: 30010074
Bronchogenic cyst of the conus medullaris with spinal cord tethering: a case report and review of the literature.
Zou MX, Hu JR, Kang YJ, Li J, Lv GH, She XL
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015;8(4):3937-42. Epub 2015 Apr 1 PMID: 26097578Free PMC Article
Cervical degenerative intraspinal cyst: a case report and literature review involving 132 cases.
Machino M, Yukawa Y, Ito K, Kato F
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Nov 28;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007126. PMID: 23195823Free PMC Article
A unifying hypothesis for a patient with superficial siderosis, low-pressure headache, intraspinal cyst, back pain, and prominent vascularity.
Kumar N, Miller GM, Piepgras DG, Mokri B
J Neurosurg 2010 Jul;113(1):97-101. doi: 10.3171/2009.10.jns091125. PMID: 19895195
Study on the pathomorphology of myelodysplasia.
Wang D, Bai X, Sun D, Han K, Li J
Pediatr Neurosurg 2008;44(6):458-64. Epub 2008 Nov 18 doi: 10.1159/000172968. PMID: 19018154

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