INTRADURAL INTRAMEDULLARY BRONCHOGENIC CYST (NEURENTRIC CYST) IN DORSAL SPINE

Abstract

Bronchogenic cysts are considered the 2nd most common foregut duplication cyst after neurenteric cysts and the most common non-neoplastic mediastinal cysts. These are congenital malformations derived from anomalous budding of the embryonic foregut. We report a case of 55 year old male presented with complaints of neck pain and weakness in both lower limbs. MRI revealed heterogenous enhancing SOL at D1-2veretebral level suggestive of a glial tumor (?Astrocytoma) with diffuse disc bulging causing indentation of thecal sac, spinal cord and lateral recess at C5-6 and C6-7.Laminectomy and tumor decompression was done. The resected tissue on histology showed a bronchogenic cyst. To best of our knowledge it is third case of intradural and intramedullary bronchogenic cyst seen at dorsal spine.