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| September 1997, Volume 35, Number 9, Pages 632-635 |
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| Ganglion cyst of the posterior longitudinal ligament causing lumbar radiculopathy: case report |
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| Hisatoshi Baba1,a, Nobuaki Furusawa1, Yasuhisa Maezawa1, Kenzo Uchida1, Yasuo Kokubo1, Shinichi Imura1 and Sakon Noriki2 |
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1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukui Medical School, Shimoaizuki 23, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-11, Japan
2The First Department of Pathology, Fukui Medical School, Shimoaizuki 23, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-11, Japan
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aAuthor for correspondence |
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| We describe a man aged 26 years who presented with a neurological syndrome, which was found on lumbar radioculopathy to be due to a ganglion cyst originating from the posterior longitudinal ligament. Based on MRI findings, a cystic lesion was suspected, a round lesion at L4 level with no connection to the adjacent facet or to the dura matter. During surgery, a liquid-containing cystic lesion was found to originate from the posterior longitudinal ligament at L4 level. The resected cyst was diagnosed histologically as a ganglion cyst. A complete cure was established after surgery and no recurrence was noted at a follow-up 1.7 years postoperatively. A ganglion cyst of the posterior longitudinal ligament should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a cyst in the lumbar region causing neurological complications. |
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| lumbar spine; posterior longitudinal ligament; ganglion cyst; radiculopathy |
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