Intracranial enterogenous cysts are an uncommon entity rarely found in the midline within the posterior cranial fossa. The occurrence of an enterogenous cyst in the cerebellopontine angle is exceptional. We present two new cases of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) enterogenous cysts and review the literature to clarify the diagnosis and the management of these lesions. Eighteen cases of CPA intradural enterogenous cysts have been reported to date, including the two cases presented in this article. All of them were symptomatic and underwent surgical treatment. After surgery, the symptomatic recurrence occurred in 31% of the patients, most of which had partial excision. Considering our patients and the published cases in the literature we suggest that the aim of surgery should be total removal of cyst and its content whenever possible. When partial resection of the cyst is performed, we recommend long-term clinical and neuroradiological follow-up.
Enterogenous cysts of the cerebellopontine angle: short review illustrated by two new patients / P. Perrini; S.A. Rutherford; A.T. King; D. Du Plessis; N. Di Lorenzo. - In: ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0001-6268. - STAMPA. - 150:(2008), pp. 177-184.
Enterogenous cysts of the cerebellopontine angle: short review illustrated by two new patients
DI LORENZO, NICOLA
2008
Abstract
Intracranial enterogenous cysts are an uncommon entity rarely found in the midline within the posterior cranial fossa. The occurrence of an enterogenous cyst in the cerebellopontine angle is exceptional. We present two new cases of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) enterogenous cysts and review the literature to clarify the diagnosis and the management of these lesions. Eighteen cases of CPA intradural enterogenous cysts have been reported to date, including the two cases presented in this article. All of them were symptomatic and underwent surgical treatment. After surgery, the symptomatic recurrence occurred in 31% of the patients, most of which had partial excision. Considering our patients and the published cases in the literature we suggest that the aim of surgery should be total removal of cyst and its content whenever possible. When partial resection of the cyst is performed, we recommend long-term clinical and neuroradiological follow-up.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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