Synovial cyst of the cervical spine.
Synovial cyst herniations, typically observed in the lumbar region in conjunction with degenerative changes of the facet joints, only rarely present as space occupying lesions in the cervical spine. The case of a 47-year-old white man with a C7-T1 synovial cyst impinging on the spinal cord and right C8 nerve root is presented.
Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York.
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed