title: Symptomatic facet cysts of the subaxial cervical spine.
abstract: Subaxial cervical facet cysts are uncommon. We report two patients with intraspinal, extradural, subaxial cervical spinal facet cysts, and review the literature to describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, imaging findings, and treatment options for these lesions. Intraspinal, extradural, cervical spinal cysts should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with clinical signs of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
authors.forename: Stylianos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pikis
authors.forename: José E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Yair
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Barzilay
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasharoni
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Itshayek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery