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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2020; 30(04): 513-516
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_262_19
Case Report

Upper cervical spinal bronchogenic cyst: A rare lesion at an exceptional location

Viral Patel
Departments of Radio-Diagnosis, Pramukh Swami Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
,
Shreya Desai
Departments of Radio-Diagnosis, Pramukh Swami Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
,
Vishal Thakkar
Departments of Radio-Diagnosis, Pramukh Swami Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
,
Sanjay Chaudhari
Departments of Pathology, Pramukh Swami Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
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Abstract

An intraspinal bronchogenic cyst is a rare but important cause of compressive cord myelopathy, commonly seen in the cervicothoracic spine. We report a case of a 30-year-old female, presented with complaints of neck pain and progressive weakness of the extremities. The magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine revealed an intradural extramedullary, well-defined, multiloculated, cystic lesion in the upper cervical canal extending from the C2 to C5 vertebral levels. To our knowledge, only 11 cases of spinal bronchogenic cysts have been reported in the literature so far. We discuss the rare location of this unusual lesion, possible embryological reasons, and the overall surgical outcome.

Keywords

Compressive myelopathy - extramedullary - intradural - Spinal bronchogenic cyst - upper cervical


Publication History

Received: 18 June 2019

Accepted: 21 September 2020

Article published online:
14 July 2021

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