title: Should we operate all extradural spinal arachnoid cysts? Report of a case.
abstract: Spinal canal extradural arachnoid cyst is an uncommon, expanding lesion which may communicate with the subarachnoid space. They may be either intra or extradural with intradural cysts being less common. Spinal arachnoid cysts are usually in the thoracic spine, and they may cause symptoms due to spinal cord compression. Although surgery is the preferred way of management, there are reported cases with long term follow-up in the literature. Here we present a 14-year-old female who presented with intermittent low back pain for 1 year and a spinal arachnoid cyst that was followed for two years without any neurological deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.forename: Alp Ozgün
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Börcek
authors.forename: Berker
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cemil
authors.forename: Fikret
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Doğulu
authors.forename: M Kemali
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baykaner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016312:Treatment Refusal