Intraparenchymal Epithelial (Enterogenous) Cyst of the Medulla Oblongata Journal Articles

abstract

• ABSTRACT:intraparenchymal solitary cyst of the medulla oblongata was diagnosed on MRI examination in a 66-year-old woman with a nine year history of progressive brainstem dysfunction and three negative CT scan examinations. Craniotomy and drainage of the cyst to the IVth ventricle led to remarkable clinical recovery. Biopsy of the wall of the cyst revealed an epithelial lining with tonofilaments, desmosomes and surface coating on ultrastructural examination. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated positive reactions of epithelium for keratins, cytokeratins, epithelial membrane antigen and Ulex Europeus lectin, indicating endodermal origin of the cyst.

authors

• Lach, Boleslaw
• Russell, Neville
• Atack, David
• Benoit, Brien

status

• published 

publication date

• May 1989

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1109 Neurosciences (FoR)
• 1702 Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Aged (MeSH)
• Brain Diseases (MeSH)
• Cysts (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MeSH)
• Medulla Oblongata (MeSH)
• Neurology & Neurosurgery (Science Metrix)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Brain Diseases
• Cysts
• Female
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Medulla Oblongata

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1017/s0317167100028936

PubMed ID

• 2731091

start page

• 206

end page

• 210

volume

• 16

issue

• 2