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Tejaswi Sudhakar1, Likowsky L Désir2,1, Jason A Ellis1
1Neurosurgery, Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health, New York, USA.
Cureus
|July 12, 2021
Abstract:
Lumbosacral Tarlov cysts (TCs) have rarely been seen to rupture. Here, we report an unusual presentation of a ruptured TC with intraspinal hemorrhage mimicking carcinomatosis. Pathological diagnosis was obtained using percutaneous biopsy. A conservative approach was utilized and an excellent outcome was achieved. Thus, in cases such as this, a ruptured hemorrhagic TC should be on the differential diagnosis to drive appropriate clinical management decisions.

