Extradural Synovial Cyst of the Cervical Spine in a Saint Bernard

Synovial cyst of the high cervical spine causing myelopathy.

The authors describe the myelographic and postmyelographic CT findings of an extradural mass with cord compression in an 82-year-old woman. Synovial cysts generally occur posterolaterally and are associated with degenerative facet joints; an unusual site together with facet joint disease should alert the observer to the possibility of a synovial cyst.

Synovial cyst of the midthoracic spine.

Over a period of 6 weeks , a 69-year-old woman had had gradual onset of low back pain with subsequent development of weakness in the right lower extremity and then numbness in the left lower extremity. Neurologic examination showed decreased sensation to pinprick in both lower extremities, starting at the umbilicus. Temperature and vibratory sensations were absent in the left lower extremity an...

A synovial cyst in the cervical spine causing acute spinal cord compression.

Synovial cyst of the cervical spine: case report and review of the literature.

A 42-year-old woman was in good health until 2 years before admission. when she began to have right-sided neck pain radiating to the right shoulder. This progressed in severity for 18 months. at which time she began having episodes of spontaneous torticollis accompanied by muscle spasms in her neck and right shoulder. In addition. she experienced infrequent episodes of tingling in her right arm...

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the cervical spine.

A 7-year-old boy presented to the neurosurgery clinic with neck pain. There was no history of surgery and trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cystic mass that contained internal septation and fluid-fluid levels at C3 level (Figs. 1 and 2). C3 vertebral body was destructed. Right vertebral artery was surrounded with cystic mass. The cystic mass was hyperintense on T2-weighted images and ...