Synovial cyst and degeneration of the transverse ligament: an unusual cause of high cervical myelopathy. Case report.
A case of cystic degeneration of the transverse ligament located posteriorly to the dens and causing compression to the lower medulla and upper cervical spinal cord is reported. The clinical, pathological, and radiological findings are described and compared to the literature to characterize this syndrome more fully. The advantages of a posterolateral surgical approach are stressed.
Fransen
P
P
Services de Neurochirurgie et Pathologie (Unité de Neuropathologie), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Switzerland.
Pizzolato
G P
GP
Otten
P
P
Reverdin
A
A
Lagier
R
R
de Tribolet
N
N
D000368:Aged; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009333:Neck; D009809:Odontoid Process; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery