Spontaneous resolution of an intraspinal synovial cyst

Paul G Swartz; F Reed Murtagh

Spontaneous resolution of an intraspinal synovial cyst

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Jun-Jul;24(6):1261-3.

Authors

Paul G Swartz¹, F Reed Murtagh

Affiliation

¹ University Diagnostic Institute, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 3301 Alumni Drive, Tampa, FL 33512-9413, USA.

PMID: 12812968
PMCID: PMC8149034

Abstract

We report a case of lumbar facet joint synovial cyst at L5-S1 with clinically significant radicular pain diagnosed by means of MR imaging. This cyst spontaneously resolved, as determined on follow-up MR images obtained 18 months later. The patient's clinical symptoms substantially improved after conservative medical treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Image Enhancement*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Lumbar Vertebrae* / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
Remission, Spontaneous
Sacrum* / pathology
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Spinal Nerve Roots / pathology
Synovial Cyst / diagnosis*