title: Beware the Tarlov cyst.
abstract: Tarlov cysts are sacral perineural cysts. This case report describes the clinical course after biopsy of a very large Tarlov cyst via laparoscopy, which was thought preoperatively to be an adnexal mass. It serves as a warning against attempting biopsy or resection of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: North Shore Private Hospital, St Leonards, Australia. janehirst@bigpond.com
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hirst
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Torode
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sears
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cousins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D052958:Tarlov Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*