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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2013.53.5.309

Bilateral Thoracic Ganglion Cyst : A Rare Case Report  

Kazanci, Burak (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital)
Tehli, Ozkan (Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy and School of Medicine)
Turkoglu, Erhan (Neurosurgery Clinic, Private Koru Hospital)
Guclu, Bulent (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.53, no.5, 2013 , pp. 309-311 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ganglion cysts usually arise from the tissues around the facet joints. It is usually associated with degenerative cahanges in facet joints. Bilateral thoracic ganglion cysts are very rare and there is no previous case that located in bilateral intervertebral foramen compressing the L1 nerve root associated with severe radiculopathy. We report a 53 years old woman who presented with bilateral groin pain and severe numbness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral cystic mass in the intervertebral foramen between 12th thoracal and 1st lumbar vertebrae. The cystic lesions were removed after bilateral exposure of Th12-L1 foramens. The result of hystopathology confirmed the diagnosis as ganglion cyst. The ganglion cyst may compromise lumbar dorsal ganglion when it located in the intervertebral foramen. The surgeon should keep this rare entity in their mind for differential diagnosis.
Keywords
Ganglion cyst; Radiculopathy; Synovial cyst; Thoracic spine;
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