title: Compression of the cauda equina due to a necrobiotic granuloma of ligamentum flavum.
abstract: A 56 year old woman developed symptoms of lumbar nerve root compression caused by a granuloma arising in the ligamentum flavum. The histological features of the lesion are discussed and the clinical and radiological findings of the patient are described.
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery