Thoracic spinal intramedullary arachnoid cyst presented with myelopathy with marked postoperative improvement: A case report and review of literature

Ahmed Shaaban; Amrou Abdelrahman; Raed Jarir; Issam Al-Bozom; Ali Raza

doi:10.4103/ajns.AJNS_72_19

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(03): 981-984
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_72_19

Case Report

Thoracic spinal intramedullary arachnoid cyst presented with myelopathy with marked postoperative improvement: A case report and review of literature

Authors

Ahmed Shaaban

Department of Neurosurgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha
Amrou Abdelrahman

Department of Neurosurgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha
Raed Jarir

Department of Neurosurgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha
Issam Al-Bozom

¹Department of Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha
Ali Raza

Department of Neurosurgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha

Abstract

Intramedullary spinal cord arachnoid cysts are rare. So, we present an interesting case of adult male presented with myelopathic symptoms and signs. Further investigations revealed a finding of thoracic intramedullary cystic lesion, found postoperatively to be an arachnoid cyst. Patient improved remarkably postoperative and during follow up period.

Key-words:

Arachnoid cyst - intramedullary - spinal cord

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