A CRANIOSPINAL ENTEROGENOUS CYST - CASE-REPORT

An enterogenous cyst of the craniospinal region producing medullary co mpression is reported in a 4.5-year-old boy. The patient presented wit h stiffness of the neck and headache, but otherwise without neurologic al deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a high-inte nsity mass extending from the cerebellomedullary cisterna to the secon d cervical vertebra flattening the medulla and the upper cervical cord . Complete recovery ensued following total excision of the cyst, Histo logically, the cyst was lined by a single layer of PAS-positive column ar epithelium. Presentation of this unusual case is discussed together with a review of the literature.