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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;7(2):90-2.
doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.98655.

Isolated intramedullary spinal cord cysticercosis

Shubhangi V Agale  1 , Shweta Bhavsar, Barnik Choudhury, Vidhya Manohar
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Isolated intramedullary spinal cord cysticercosis

Shubhangi V Agale et al. Asian J Neurosurg. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

We report a case of intradural, intramedullary, spinal cord neurocysticercosis at dorsal 10-11 (D10-11) level in a mentally retarded male. A 38-year-old, mentally retarded male presented with weakness and stiffness in both the lower limbs and waist since one year. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a D10-D11 intradural space occupying lesion with cord compression. Intraoperatively, the tumor was grayish white, soft, cystic, and intramedullary with a well-defined plane with surrounding cord tissue. Gross examination revealed a cystic lesion of 1.5×1×0.8 cm, with a whitish nodule of 0.3 cm in diameter. The cyst wall was thin, shiny, and translucent. Microscopic examination revealed cysticercous cyst. Spinal neurocysticercosis should be considered in differential diagnosis of spinal mass lesion in patients residing in endemic area such as India.

Keywords: Cysticercosis; intramedullary; neurocysticercosis; spinal cord.

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Figure 1
MRI revealed D10–D11 intradural space occupying lesion
Figure 2
Figure 2
A 1.5×1.0×0.8 cm septate cystic lesion with a whitish nodule; cyst wall was thin, shiny, and grayish white
Figure 3
Figure 3
Cysticycercous cyst comprised of branched tracts with eosinophilic wavy layer
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