Impact of the Extent of Surgical Resection on Patients With Intradural Extramedullary Bronchogenic Cysts: A Retrospective Institutional Experience and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Intradural extramedullary bronchogenic cysts (IEBC) are rare congenital cystic lesions. The clinical manifestations, radiological characteristics, especially the optimal treatment regimen are not well-understood. We retrospectively analyzed a series of patients with confirmed IEBC in Tangdu hospital and reviewed the published works to gain a comprehensive understanding of IEBC. In our institution, nine consecutive patients had pathologically confirmed IEBC between 2005 and 2018. We also identified 27 patients from previous studies. The most common presentations on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were hypointensity on T1-weighted images (T1WI), hyperintensity on T2-weighted images(T2WI), and no improvement on T1WI contrast-enhanced with gadolinium (94.4%). All patients in our center and th

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674416 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature