Cervical Perineural Cyst Masquerading as a Cervical Spinal Tumor.

Author: Vijay P JOSHI ¹ ; Atul ZANWAR ; Anuradha KARANDE ; Amit AGRAWAL
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1. Department of Neurosurgery, Ashwini Sahakari Rugnalaya and Research Center, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Tarlov's cysts; Perineural cyst; Spinal cyst; spine; Cervical spine
MeSH: Incidental Findings; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Spine; Tarlov Cysts*
From:Asian Spine Journal 2014;8(2):202-205
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Tarlov (perineural) cysts of the nerve roots are common and usually incidental findings during magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine. There are only a few case reports where cervical symptomatic perineural cysts have been described in the literature. We report such a case where a high cervical perineural cyst was masquerading as a cervical spinal tumor.