title: Unusual case of lumbar synovial cyst.
abstract: Synovial cysts are extradural degenerative lesions associated with symptoms of lower back pain and radiculopathy. To our knowledge, all the reported cases of synovial cysts in literature were posterolateral in location (1-4). This case report describes the previously unreported midline location of the synovial cyst in the spinal canal and to increase the level of awareness of diagnosing these lesions in a central location, especially in light of the evaluation of lumbar radiculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE 19718, USA.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gheyi
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Uppot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Y U
authors.initials: YU
authors.lastname: Koyfman
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed