title: Lumbar discal cyst as a cause of radiculopathy: case report.
abstract: Lumbar discal cysts are rare entities causing radicular pain with unknown etiologies. We report a case of a 42-year-old man who developed radiculopathy secondary to a lumbar discal cyst. Our case sheds some light on anatomy, possible etiological association and clinical course which can help management.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Neurosurgery , Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Newton
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: b Division of Neuropathology , Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.affiliation: a Division of Neurosurgery , Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Fahard
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pirouzmand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: cyst; lumbar; lumbar disc; treatment