J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2008 Oct;44(4):262-264. 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.4.262.

Discal Cyst of the Lumbar Spine

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. gnuhpis@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr

Abstract

Discal cysts are rare lesions that can cause radiating leg pain. Because they are very rare, their natural history and the details of the therapeutic guidelines for the treatment of these cysts are still unknown. A 30-year-old male patient presented to our institute with radiating pain in his left leg and mild back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intraspinal extradural cystic mass with low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and high signal intensity on T2-weighted images at the L5-S1 level. The partial hemilaminectomy and cyst resection were performed. We report a patient with low back pain and radiating leg pain caused by a lumbar discal cyst and discuss the treatment of this cyst.

Keyword

Discal cyst; Intraspinal; Lumbar spine

MeSH Terms

Adult
Back Pain
Humans
Leg
Low Back Pain
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Natural History
Spine
Full Text Links
  • JKNS
Actions
Cited
CITED
export Copy
Close
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Similar articles
Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr