“…Several authors have reported on the anterior approach for the removal of cervical neurenteric cysts (table 3) [4, 28, 49, 50, 51, 52]. Even though the anterior approach is technically difficult and complicated, it provides good visualization and facilitates safe removal of the lesion [28, 49]. Similarly, a lateral cervical approach has been used to excise lateral and anterior intradural lesions of the cervical spine [53].…”