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Lumbar Intradural Ganglion Cyst
1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City; and Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien County, Taiwan.
World Neurosurgery
|January 3, 2016
Summary
A rare intradural ganglion cyst in the lumbar spine caused leg pain in an elderly patient. Surgical removal completely relieved symptoms, highlighting surgical extirpation as the preferred treatment for this unusual condition.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Spinal Surgery
- Neurology
Background:
- Lumbar intraspinal ganglion cysts are uncommon causes of lumbar radiculopathy.
- These cysts are typically extradural, associated with facet joints, ligamentum flavum, or posterior longitudinal ligament.
- Lumbar intradural ganglion cysts have not been previously reported in medical literature.

