Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord

The incidence of neurenteric cyst (NC) is rare, accounting for 0.3%–1.3% of all spine tumors. The occurrence of quadriplegia caused by NC is even scarcer. Herein we report on a young girl with a rare NC over the C2-C5 spinal cord, which led to the morbidity of permanent quadriplegia despite early su...

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Autores principales: Henry Tan Chor Lip, Tan Jih Huei, Ariz Chong Abdullah, Noor Azman Bin Rahman
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5b748a03a91c4faca94e4a1c80476e5e2021-12-02T17:58:13ZRare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord2231-07702249-446410.4103/AJM.AJM_153_18https://doaj.org/article/5b748a03a91c4faca94e4a1c80476e5e2019-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/AJM.AJM_153_18https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464The incidence of neurenteric cyst (NC) is rare, accounting for 0.3%–1.3% of all spine tumors. The occurrence of quadriplegia caused by NC is even scarcer. Herein we report on a young girl with a rare NC over the C2-C5 spinal cord, which led to the morbidity of permanent quadriplegia despite early surgical intervention. This case highlights the rare morbidity of cervical cord NC presenting with permanent quadriplegia that failed to respond despite early surgical excision.Henry Tan Chor LipTan Jih HueiAriz Chong AbdullahNoor Azman Bin RahmanThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlecervical cordlaminectomyneurenteric cystquadriplegiaMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 02, Pp 78-81 (2019)
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topic cervical cord
laminectomy
neurenteric cyst
quadriplegia
Medicine
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spellingShingle cervical cord
laminectomy
neurenteric cyst
quadriplegia
Medicine
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Henry Tan Chor Lip
Tan Jih Huei
Ariz Chong Abdullah
Noor Azman Bin Rahman
Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
description The incidence of neurenteric cyst (NC) is rare, accounting for 0.3%–1.3% of all spine tumors. The occurrence of quadriplegia caused by NC is even scarcer. Herein we report on a young girl with a rare NC over the C2-C5 spinal cord, which led to the morbidity of permanent quadriplegia despite early surgical intervention. This case highlights the rare morbidity of cervical cord NC presenting with permanent quadriplegia that failed to respond despite early surgical excision.
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author Henry Tan Chor Lip
Tan Jih Huei
Ariz Chong Abdullah
Noor Azman Bin Rahman
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Tan Jih Huei
Ariz Chong Abdullah
Noor Azman Bin Rahman
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title Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
title_short Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
title_full Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
title_fullStr Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
title_full_unstemmed Rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
title_sort rare morbidity of permanent quadriplegia caused by neurenteric cyst of the cervical cord
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate 2019
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