L5 radicular pain related to a cystic lesion of the posterior longitudinal ligament

被引:12
作者
Le Breton, C
de Loubresse, CG
Awky, J
Khalil, A
Sibony, M
Judet, T
Bigot, JM
机构
[1] Hosp Tenon, Dept Radiol, F-75020 Paris, France
[2] Hosp Tenon, Dept Orthoped, F-75020 Paris, France
[3] Hosp Tenon, Dept Pathol, F-75020 Paris, France
关键词
lumbar spine; ganglion cyst; posterior longitudinal ligament; radiculopathy; MRI;
D O I
10.1007/s003300000445
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A 35-year-old man with a long history of left L5 radicular pain was found to have an intraspinal cystic lesion causing radicular compression. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a round lesion situated in the anterior epidural space, with uniform high signal intensity on T2-weighted sequences characteristic of a cystic lesion. During surgery a liquid-containing cyst originating from the posterior longitudinal ligament was punctured and resected. The histologic aspect was that of a ganglion cyst without synovial layers. The radiologic differential diagnoses are discussed.
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