title: Lateral lumbar synovial cyst computed tomography diagnosis.
abstract: A symptomatic synovial cyst was preoperatively misdiagnosed because of its lateral location. This case illustrates another lesion to include in the differential diagnosis of masses lateral to the neural foramen in the lumbar spine in patients with degenerative facet arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Joslyn
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Shuey
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed