NEURENTERIC CYST MIMICKING PLEURODYNIA - AN UNUSUAL CASE OF THORACIC PAIN IN A CHILD

This study reports an 8-year-old boy with chronic recurring thoracic p ain, Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed an intradural cy st at T1-T2, Despite severe compression of the spinal cord, there was no neurologic deficit, After minimally invasive cystectomy, the patien t recovered completely, Histological examination established the diagn osis of a neurenteric cyst, The clinical, pathohistologic, and radiolo gic aspects are discussed, and the decisive role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of intraspinal cyst is emphasized. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.