Open AccessSpinal intramedullary cysticercosis mimicking spinal tumour
Author(s) -
Ahmed Ansari,
Sheshank Agrawal,
Sadaf Riyaz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
romanian neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4959
pISSN - 1220-8841
DOI - 10.33962/roneuro-2020-011
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , cysticercosis , neurocysticercosis , neurosurgery , spinal cord , abscess , dorsum , surgery , pathology , anatomy , psychiatry
Neurocysticercosis is a relatively uncommon entity with even more rare spinal intramedullary variety. We present a case of cervico- dorsal intramedullary NCC mimicking spinal tumour with per operative finding mimicking abscess.