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. 2020 Feb 28:11:34.
doi: 10.25259/SNI_609_2019. eCollection 2020.

Craniocervical junction arachnoid cyst

Marco Manzo  1 , Pietro Ivo D'Urso  2
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Craniocervical junction arachnoid cyst

Marco Manzo et al. Surg Neurol Int. .

Abstract

We report the case of a 33-year-old patient who underwent fenestration of a large symptomatic cranio-cervical junction arachnoid cyst.

Keywords: Arachnoid cyst; Craniocervical junction; Posterior fossa cyst.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
(a) Sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) image showing a large craniocervical junction arachnoid cyst with brainstem compression. (b) Sagittal T2-weighted MR image showing signs of posterior fossa craniotomy with fenestration of the cyst and decompression of the brainstem.
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