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Cyst of the ligamentum flavum
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Spine
|May 1, 1994
Abstract
Study Design:
A patient with sciatica resulting from a hemorrhagic cyst of the ligamentum flavum is reported. Surgical removal of the cyst relieved the patient of her sciatic symptoms.
Summary Of Background Data:
Cyst of ligamentum flavum is an uncommon cause of radiculopathy. There are 13 cases in the literature.
Conclusions:
The differential diagnosis of benign interspinal extradural mass lesions includes spinal synovial cysts, ligamentum flavum cysts, perineural cysts, dermoid cysts, and parasitic cysts.