An instance of an atypical intraspinal cyst presenting as S1 radiculopathy: a case report and brief review of pathophysiology.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2004
Abstract
Intraspinal cysts are rare, but typically they originate from a degenerate zygapophyseal joint. These cysts have been commonly referred to as juxtafacet cysts and occur concomitantly with lumbar and occasionally lower-limb radicular pain. Documented cases have shown pseudoarthroses developing from nonhealing pars defects. Histologic analyses have found synovial tissue within these fibrocartilaginous accumulations. We present a case of S1 radiculopathy indicated by an intraspinal pseudocyst arising as a complication of a chronic spondylolytic defect. A brief review of the related pathophysiology is also included.
Volume
85
Issue
6
First Page
1021
Last Page
1025
ISSN
0003-9993
Published In/Presented At
DePalma, M. J., Strakowski, J. A., Mandelker, E. M., & Zerick, W. R. (2004). An instance of an atypical intraspinal cyst presenting as S1 radiculopathy: a case report and brief review of pathophysiology. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 85(6), 1021–1025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2003.09.017
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
15179661
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article