Lumbar spine synovial cysts. A case report and review of the literature.
This paper reports the case of a sixty-year-old man who presented with backache and radiculopathy secondary to the development of a lumbar spinal synovial cyst following an episode of trauma. There was resection of the cyst with partial facetectomy. Current literature reports are outlined.
Prescod
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Departments of Neurosurgery and Pathology, Port-of-Spain General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. kprescod@hotmail.com
Bedaysie
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Mahadeo
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Capildeo
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D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*