Cervical spine intramedullary cysticercosis in a young adult - a case report and literature review

Authors

  • Ketan Hedaoo Department of Neurosurgery, M.D.M Hospital Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Sunil Garg Department of Neurosurgery, M.D.M Hospital Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Sharad Thanvi Department of Neurosurgery, M.D.M Hospital Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Ashuvi Kunjan Agay Department of Neurosurgery, M.D.M Hospital Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Vallabh Nagocha Department of Neurosurgery, M.D.M Hospital Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Meenakshi Rao Department of Pathology, AIIMS Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171884

Keywords:

Cervical spine, Cysticercosis, Intramedullary

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis, is the most common central nervous system parasitic infestation worldwide, but spinal involvement by neurocysticercosis is relatively rare. Here we report a case of 18-year-old male patient with intramedullary cysticercosis caused by Tenia soleum in cervical spinal cord. MRI revealed expansile illdefined intramedullary mass at C4 and C5 vertebral level which believed to be a tumor instead, rather than a cysticercosis preoperatively. surgery was performed to decompress the spinal cord. Histopathological examination of removed lesion confirmed it as cysticercosis.

Author Biography

Ketan Hedaoo, Department of Neurosurgery, M.D.M Hospital Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Dept of Neurosurgery

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2017-04-26

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Hedaoo, K., Garg, S., Thanvi, S., Agay, A. K., Nagocha, V., & Rao, M. (2017). Cervical spine intramedullary cysticercosis in a young adult - a case report and literature review. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(5), 2260–2263. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171884

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