The Cause of Foot-Drop in a Patient with Ganglion Cyst in Lumbar Region: A Case Report
Ganglion cysts usually originate from vertebral facet joints in the spine and they are often located dorsal portion of the facet so usually asymptomatic. In this case, we report a 60 year-old woman presented with suddenly developed lower back pain and right leg foot-drop. Lumbar Magnetic Resonance...
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doaj-3f023f714ba14e12965d4e6b4d5492462020-11-25T03:16:52ZengSociety of TURAZ AKADEMI Medicine Science2147-06342016-03-0151253710.5455/medscience.2015.04.8297179725The Cause of Foot-Drop in a Patient with Ganglion Cyst in Lumbar Region: A Case ReportMustafa Kemal Ilik0Ozgur Ozdemir1Ilker Coven2Mevlana University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Konya Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, AnkaraGanglion cysts usually originate from vertebral facet joints in the spine and they are often located dorsal portion of the facet so usually asymptomatic. In this case, we report a 60 year-old woman presented with suddenly developed lower back pain and right leg foot-drop. Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging re¬vealed a large cystic lesion at L5 body level. The cystic lesion removed with standart microsurgical method. The histopathological findings were consistent with ganglion cyst. To our knowledge, this is the first report, the cause of foot-drop in a patient with ganglion cyst without any bleeding in the spine. [Med-Science 2016; 5(1.000): 253-7]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=179725ganglion cystsfoot dropsynovial cystslumbar spine |
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The Cause of Foot-Drop in a Patient with Ganglion Cyst in Lumbar Region: A Case Report |
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The Cause of Foot-Drop in a Patient with Ganglion Cyst in Lumbar Region: A Case Report |
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The Cause of Foot-Drop in a Patient with Ganglion Cyst in Lumbar Region: A Case Report |
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The Cause of Foot-Drop in a Patient with Ganglion Cyst in Lumbar Region: A Case Report |
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The Cause of Foot-Drop in a Patient with Ganglion Cyst in Lumbar Region: A Case Report |
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cause of foot-drop in a patient with ganglion cyst in lumbar region: a case report |
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Medicine Science |
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2147-0634 |
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2016-03-01 |
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Ganglion cysts usually originate from vertebral facet joints in the spine and they are often located dorsal portion of the facet so usually asymptomatic. In this case, we report a 60 year-old woman presented with suddenly developed lower back pain and right leg foot-drop. Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging re¬vealed a large cystic lesion at L5 body level. The cystic lesion removed with standart microsurgical method. The histopathological findings were consistent with ganglion cyst. To our knowledge, this is the first report, the cause of foot-drop in a patient with ganglion cyst without any bleeding in the spine. [Med-Science 2016; 5(1.000): 253-7] |
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ganglion cysts foot drop synovial cysts lumbar spine |
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