| Intraspinal Gas-Containing Ganglion Cyst as a Cause of Lumbar Radiculopathy |
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Soo-Beom Kim, M.D.1, Won-Joong Kim, M.D.1, Sang-Ho Lee, M.D.2, Seok-Kang Kim, M.D.2, and Song-Woo Shin, Ph.D.2 |
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery,1 Neurosurgery,2 Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea |
| 신경근 압박을 동반한 요추부 척추관내 가스 함유 결절 낭종 |
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김수범1, 김원중1, 이상호2, 김석강2, 신송우2 |
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우리들병원 정형외과1, 신경외과2 |
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| Abstract |
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Intraspinal gas-containing cyst is an uncommon cause of radiculopathy. Its occurrence in Korean has not previously been documented, while there are a few case reports in the literature worldwide. The authors present a case of gas-containing cyst with a radiological and histological findings. A 67-year-old female patient presented with right leg radiculopathy. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies showed a gas-containing cyst lesion at the posterior aspect of L4 vertebral body. She underwent a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion at L4-5 and L5-S1 due to degenerative segmental instability. The entire gas-containing cyst was excised. Histological examination revealed a multilobular cystic mass with a synovial cell-lining cystic wall. There were no postoperative complications. The patient's neurologic symptoms were markedly improved immediate postoperatively.
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| Keywords:
Gas cyst, Intraspinal, Radiculopathy, Lumbar spine |
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