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Asian J Neurosurg. 2012 Apr-Jun; 7(2): 90–92.
PMCID: PMC3410169
Isolated intramedullary spinal cord cysticercosis
Shubhangi V. Agale, Shweta Bhavsar, Barnik Choudhury, and Vidhya Manohar
Department of Pathology, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Address for correspondence: Dr. Shubhangi V. Agale, Flat No. 6, Dhanvantari Bldg, Sir JJ Hospital Campus, Byculla, Mumbai - 400 008, Maharashtra, India. E-mail: shubhagale/at/hotmail.com
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, spinal cord, neurocysticercosis
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