Spinal Neuroenteric Cyst: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Developmental abnormalities aremore commonly found in the posterior mediastinum and rarely present in the central nervous system. Usually located in the cervical and thoracic spine. Mainly found in young patients with predominance in males (2: 1). Several hypotheses have been suggested to explain the embryogenesis of neuroentericos cysts, including the most accepted would be an incomplete separation between the ectoderm and endoderm. It manifests primarily as back pain and progressive neurological deficits. Some patients experience bouts of pain and transient deficits. Complete resection of the lesion with dissection of the cyst and removing the wrap, is the treatment of choice. The main postoperative complications are recurrence of injury, arachnoiditis and worsening of neurological deficit.