RARE CERVICAL SPINE NEUROENTERIC IDEM CYST WITH INTRAMEDULLARY EXTENSION

56-year-old man presented to us with progressive weakness of upper and lower limbs. He had gradually progressive neurological deterioration in the form of quadriparesis. MRI was suggestive of cervical cord SOL. The clinical, radiological, and surgical findings are discussed together with a brief critical review of the literature. The patient had no other associated anomalies. The intradural extramedullary component of cyst was removed totally with debulking of intramedullary part with good neurological recovery. The clinical presentation was rather atypical for neurenteric cyst. Neurenteric cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an intradural mass lesion regardless of the age, clinical presentation or location of the lesion.