Methods. - A case report of a giant thoracolumbar synovial cyst is presented. Results. - A 74-year-old woman presented with a chronic lumbar pain associated with pain in the left leg. MR imaging showed a voluminous extradural cyst extending from T12 to L2. The cyst was surgically removed entirely. Microscopic examination revealed a synovial cyst. Conclusions. - In spite of a careful review of the literature, no other description of a giant thoracolumbar synovial cyst developed on three metameric levels was found. The diagnosis was made with a MRI scan combined with microscopic examination. The pathogenesis and therapeutic strategy are discussed. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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Southwest Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Tradit Chinese Med, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, Peoples R ChinaSouthwest Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Tradit Chinese Med, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, Peoples R China
Long, Qing
Wan, Chuan
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Southwest Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Tradit Chinese Med, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, Peoples R ChinaSouthwest Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Tradit Chinese Med, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, Peoples R China
Wan, Chuan
Li, Yan
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Southwest Med Univ, Affiliated Tradit Chinese Med Hosp, Dept Dermatol, 182 Chunhui Rd, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, Peoples R ChinaSouthwest Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Tradit Chinese Med, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Yi-Yan Kong
Kasonde Chanda
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