CT Ventriculography for diagnosis of occult ventricular cysticerci.

Background: Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS). Intraventricular lesions are seen in 7-20% of CNS cysticercosis. Intraventricular lesions can be missed by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as they are typically isodense/isointense to the cerebrospinal fluid.

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the cervical spine in a child: case report and review of the surgical role.

Background: Surgical treatment of aneurysmal bone cysts of the cervical spine, frequently affecting pediatric patients, is a challenge to operating surgeons. Complete tumor resection offers the best chance for cure.

Case Description: We present the case of a child with an expansile aneurysmal bone cyst of the cervical spine that involves all 3 spinal columns.

Thoracic splenosis mimicking thoracic schwannoma: case report and review of the literature.

Background: Thoracic splenosis is a rare entity. It occurs sometime after splenic and diaphragmatic injury, and it is rarely symptomatic.

Case Description: We report a case of left upper thoracic paraspinal splenosis 25 years after a thoracoabdominal penetrating trauma that required a splenectomy.