PMC5838830_01
Axial MR images of a cystic lesion on the anterior portion of the spinal chord which demonstrates isolucency on T1-weighted MR images (a) and hyperintensity following gadolinium contrast on T2 weighted image (b)
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F1
Following careful resection/dissection, he remained neurologically intact, and was still asymptomatic 1 year later [Figures 1 and 2].
MR imaging revealing a non-enhancing cystic-appearing lesion growing off the conus medullaris at L1- L2 in the spinal with hyperintensity on a sagittal T1-weighted image (a) and hypointensity on a T2-weighted image (b)
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F2
Following careful resection/dissection, he remained neurologically intact, and was still asymptomatic 1 year later [Figures 1 and 2].
Microscopy images of the endodermal cyst revealing a simple ciliated columnar epithelium at 10x (a), 20x (b) and 40x (c) magnification
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F3
Pathologically, the lesions proved to be NECs typified by simple ciliated columnar epithelium [Figure 3].