Synovial cyst of dens causing spinal cord compression. Case report

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

Ventral extradural spinal meningeal cyst causing cord compression: neurosurgical treatment.

Spinal extradural meningeal cysts are typically formed by a thin fibrotic membranous capsule, macroscopically similar that of an arachnoid membrane, filled by cerebro spinal fluid and related to a nerve root or to the posterior midline. Ventral location is extremely rare and when it occurs they usually cause spinal cord herniation through the ventral dural gap. A 61 year-old man who began with ...

Cutaneous Metaplastic Synovial Cyst: A Case Report

Cutaneous metaplastic synovial cyst (CMSC), presents as a solitary, tender subcutaneous nodule that usually occurs at the site of previous surgery or trauma. Histologically, the lesion is characterized by a cystic structure with villous-like projections that lined by metaplastic synovial tissue. The main cause remains unclear, but trauma is presumed to be a precipitating factor, as most reporte...

Thoracic Intraspinal Synovial Cyst Causing Myelopathy: A Case Report

spine and less commonly found in the cervical spine (1). An occurrence of a cyst in the thoracic spine causing myelopathy is extremely rare (2) and to the best of our knowledge, 25 cases of thoracic synovial cyst have been reported in the English language clinical literature and of these cases, only seven cases have been reported where a synovial cyst was combined with myelopathy. These intrasp...

A Rare Intramedullary Epidermoid Cyst of the Thoracic Spinal Cord: Case ‎Report and Review of Literature

Epidermoid cyst in the spinal cord is a rare condition. It constitutes of only 0.6-1.1% of all spinal tumors. When they occur, the typical location is in the subdural, extramedullary space of the lumbo-sacral region.We report a forty-two -year-old female who presented with left extremity radicular pain and myelopathy. MRI of the thoracic spine,illustrated a focal fusiform enlargement of the tho...