Seltene Differentialdiagnose eines thorakalen Rundherdes

Gut, E.; Beck, Andreas; Rinker, D.; Waldmann, Herman

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“…MRI shows the meningocele, with the same signal as the CSF and delimits a better relationship between the cyst and the cord. After 1992 we found another 16 cases described in the literature, (Table1) [11][12][13][14]17,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] , with intrathoracic meningoceles, but only 12 of them had relationship with NF. Among these 12 cases with NF, 6 were females and 6 males, ages varying from 18 to 60 years, most of them complaining of thoracic pain.…”

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Giant intrthoracic meningoceles associated with cutaneous neurofibromatosis type I: case report

Andrade

Braga

Hisatugo

et al. 2003

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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-Background: Intrathoracic meningocele is a rare pathology, almost always associated with neurofibromatosis type I and with a few cases related in the literature. In the majority of cases cysts are small or asymptomatic, and the surgery is indicated when big or symptomatic cysts are present. We report a case of giant intrathoracic cysts surgically extirpated through out thoracotomy. Case: A 59-year-old male with familiar Von Recklinghausen´s disease which developed thoracic radicular pain after a fall. On examination he presented some difficulty in walking fast and dyspneia on small efforts. The chest plain x-ray showed the presence of 3 huge left side intrathoracic cysts (10 to 15cm). The patient was submitted to a surgical treatment and complete extirpation of the cysts was performed through a left side thoracotomy. During the surgery a fourth smaller cyst was detected and also extirpated. Evolution was uneventful and the patient remains well in these last 12 years. This finding of intrathoracic cysts related to neurofibromatosis type I is rare and is probably unique in the literature the presence of 4 huge cysts in one side of the thorax.KEY WORDS: intrathoracic meningocele, neurofibromatosis type I. Meningoceles intratorácicas gigantes associadas a neurofibromatose tipo I: relato de casoRESUMO -Meningocele intratorácica é patologia rara e, quando presente, está quase sempre associada a neurofibromatose tipo I. Há poucos casos descritos na literatura e em sua maioria destes são de cistos pequenos ou assintomáticos, sendo a cirurgia indicada quando são grandes ou sintomáticos. Relatamos o caso de um homem de 59 anos com a doença de Von Recklinghausen familiar, com cistos gigantes extirpados cirurgicamente através de toracotomia. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: meningocele intratorácica, neurofibromatose tipo I.

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Giant intrthoracic meningoceles associated with cutaneous neurofibromatosis type I: case report

Andrade

Braga

Hisatugo

et al. 2003

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…10 Meningocele associated with neurofibromatosis, however, occurs relatively infrequently, with approximately 145 cases reported as of 1998. 2,[6][7][8][13][14][15][16]21,23,25,27 While occurrences have involved cervical, thoracic, and lumbar sites, most reported cases have been thoracic. of the neck of each meningocele prior to excision, the sac was opened to ensure the absence of significant neural or vascular tissue within.…”

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