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[Giant thoracolumbar synovial cyst: case report]
A-S Pruvot-Occéan1, J Peltier, H Sevestre
1Service de neurochirurgie, CHU d'Amiens, place Victor-Pauchet, Amiens cedex 1, France. anetotie@yahoo.fr
Methods:
A case report of a giant thoracolumbar synovial cyst is presented.
Results:
A 74-year-old woman presented with a chronic lumbar pain associated with pain in the left leg. MR imaging showed a voluminous extradural cyst extending from T12 to L2. The cyst was surgically removed entirely. Microscopic examination revealed a synovial cyst.
Conclusions:
In spite of a careful review of the literature, no other description of a giant thoracolumbar synovial cyst developed on three metameric levels was found. The diagnosis was made with a MRI scan combined with microscopic examination. The pathogenesis and therapeutic strategy are discussed.
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