Korean J Urol.
1999 Jul;40(7):941-944.
A Case of Retroperitoneal Neuroenteric Cyst
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Neuroenteric cyst derives from endodermal tissue displaced dorsally into the spinal canal ventral to the neural plaque through the interposed mesodermal layer that forms the vertebral bodies, embryologically. It is located along the alimentary canal, or ventral to the spinal cord in the cervical, thoracic area, or at the cervicothoracic junction within the boundaries of C3 above and T7 below and lies in an intramedullary or intradural extramedullary location in most patients. To date, retroperitoneal neuroenteric cyst has been described in only few cases. We report a case of asymptomatic retroperitoneal neuroenteric cyst in a 28-year-old man with a brief review of literatures, which found incidentally on health care center.
