International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 36-38 , January 2011

Tornwaldt's cyst: Clival erosion with reconstitution after treatment

  • Spencer E. Voth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131, United States
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  • John P. Hanna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131, United States
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  • David Zwillenberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Received 7 November 2009 ,Revised 9 January 2010 ,Accepted 12 January 2010.

  • Image Result

    Sagital T2-weighted MRI of cervical spine showing Tornwaldt's cyst as a hyperintense lesion posterior to adenoid tissue and soft tissue thickening anterior to the skull base.

    Sagital T2-weighted MRI of cervical spine showing Tornwaldt's cyst as a hyperintense lesion posterior to adenoid tissue and soft tissue thickening anterior to the skull base.

  • Image Result

    CT with contrast of a Tornwaldt's cyst showing a 0.5×1.5×1.1cm cystic mass of the nasopharynx with cortical destruction of the anterior and mid-clivus (arrow). (A) Axial CT neck with contrast bone win

    CT with contrast of a Tornwaldt's cyst showing a 0.5×1.5×1.1cm cystic mass of the nasopharynx with cortical destruction of the anterior and mid-clivus (arrow). (A) Axial CT neck with contrast bone window. (B) Axial CT neck with contrast soft tissue window. (C) Sagital reformatted CT neck with contrast bone window.

  • Image Result
    Sagital CT of neck, 6 months post-op, showing resolution of prior cystic mass and clivus defect.

    Sagital CT of neck, 6 months post-op, showing resolution of prior cystic mass and clivus defect.

PII: S1871-4048(10)00006-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2010.01.004

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 36-38 , January 2011

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