title: Surgical treatment of sacral perineural cysts. A case report.
abstract: Most of the perineural cysts (Tarlov's cysts) are asymptomatic. They are usually diagnosed incidentally, and a specific treatment is not necessary. They should be operated on, only if they produce progressive or disabling symptoms and/or sign clearly attributable to them. Several reports have been made regarding their sign and symptom, neurological and radiological features. This is a report emphasizing on their surgical indication and surgical treatment. We reported a 48 year-old woman who underwent surgery because of the symptomatic perineural cyst. It is concluded that the total excision of the perineural cyst is not necessary and a partial resection with a resultant reduction in the cyst size results in a favourable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yücesoy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naderi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Arda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D052958:Tarlov Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed