Synovial cyst--an unusual cause of nerve root compression. A case report

S Afr Med J. 1988 Jan 9;73(1):44-5.

Abstract

An elderly woman presented with a tense, synovia-lined ganglion, associated with the left L3/L4 apophyseal joint, which protruded posteriorly and caudally through the joint capsule and extended anteriorly and cephally into the neural canal. The intraspinal extension produced a compression radiculopathy of the L3 nerve root. Removal of the cyst produced acute and dramatic alleviation of the symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Spinal Nerve Roots*
  • Synovial Cyst / complications*