Spinal Extradural Arachnoid Cyst Case Report

A 48-year-old male presented with progressive leg weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography myelography showed an extradural arachnoid cyst extending from the T-12 to L-2 levels in the thoracolumbar region. The cyst was confirmed at surgery and completely removed. This surgical in...

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Published inNeurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 318 - 321
Main Authors HATASHITA, Shizuo, KONDO, Akihide, SHIMIZU, Takashi, KUROSU, Akihiro, UENO, Hideo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2001
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arachnoid cyst
Arachnoid Cysts - diagnosis
Arachnoid Cysts - pathology
extradural cyst
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Spinal Canal
Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Diseases - pathology
spinal cyst
Thoracic Vertebrae
thoracolumbar spine
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 48-year-old male presented with progressive leg weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography myelography showed an extradural arachnoid cyst extending from the T-12 to L-2 levels in the thoracolumbar region. The cyst was confirmed at surgery and completely removed. This surgical intervention achieved improvement in the neurological symptoms.
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ISSN:0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI:10.2176/nmc.41.318