title: Spinal synovial cyst (ganglion). Review and report of a case presenting as a retropharyngeal mass.
abstract: A synovial cyst (ganglion) of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine, which presented as a retropharyngeal mass, is reported. Synovial cysts occur at various spinal sites and should always be included in the differential diagnosis of intraspinal extradural and paraspinal cysts.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed