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[Synovial cyst of cervical spine]
F M Chaoui1, T Njee-Bugha, D Figarella-Branger
1Service de Neurochirurgie (Pr A. Elkhamlichi), Hôpital des Spécialités, Rabat, Maroc.
Neuro-Chirurgie
|October 4, 2000
Abstract:
The synovial cyst is a rare cause of cervical medullar compression. We report on one case of a 74-year-old man hospitalized for electric discharge in the limbs at neck extension. The MRI and CT-scan revealed a posterior extradural cystic lesion at the level of C5-C6. The surgical excision of the lesion resulted in completed recovery. The histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a synovial cyst. Through this case and the review of the 9 reported cases in the literature, we discuss the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of the lower cervical synovial cyst.