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ArticleSurgical neurology international2022

Thoracic spinal extradural arachnoid cyst: A case report and literature review.

Salvatore Marrone, Abdurrahman F Kharbat, Paolo Palmisciano, Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana, Ali S Haider, Domenico Gerardo Iacopino, Giovanni Federico Nicoletti, Gianluca Scalia

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Salvatore MarroneExperimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy.
Abdurrahman F KharbatDepartment of Neurosurgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Paolo PalmiscianoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Giuseppe Emmanuele UmanaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Ali S HaiderDepartment of Neurosurgery, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, College Station, TX, USA.
Domenico Gerardo IacopinoExperimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni Federico NicolettiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Gianluca ScaliaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Ospedale Cannizzaro · ITOspedale Garibaldi · ITTexas A&M University · USTexas Tech University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSpinal extradural arachnoid cysts (SEDACs) are rare and are variously attributed to congenital, traumatic, or inflammatory etiologies. Here, we report a 70-year-old male who presented with a T11-T12 SEDAC and an incidental craniovertebral junction (CVJ) meningioma. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 70-year-old male presented with progressive bilateral lower limb weakness and paresthesias. The thoracic MRI identified an extradural arachnoid cystic lesion at the T11-T12 level. In addition, the brain/ cervical MR documented an incidental meningioma at the CVJ. The patient underwent T11-T12 laminectomy for fenestration/removal of the extradural arachnoid cyst resulting in immediate cord decompression and neurological recovery. The histologic examination was consistent with a SEDAC who underwent successful resection of the SEDAC that resulted in symptom resolution.

conclusionWe presented a 71-year-old male with a thoracic SEDAC and an incidental CVJ meningioma, where resection of the SEDAC resulted in symptom resolution.

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Arachnoid cystCyst resectionExtradural cystThoracic spine

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