Intraspinal Synovial Cyst: Diagnosis by CT. Follow-up and Spontaneous Remission

Overview

Journal Neuroradiology

Specialties Neurology
Radiology

Date 1985 Jan 1

PMID 4047392

Citations 12

Authors

J Mercader

J Munoz Gomez

C CARDENAL

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Abstract

We report a case of intraspinal synovial cyst with sciatic pain diagnosed by CT, that showed spontaneous resolution and clinical improvement with medical treatment and comment on another two cases of this unusual entity discovered among over 1500 spinal CT explorations.

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