Hemorrhagic Facet Cyst in the Lumbar Spine Causing Contralateral Leg Symptoms: A Case Report

Here we present a case of hemorrhagic lumbar facet cyst presenting with progressive radiculopathy only on the contralateral side. If a patient has previous back pain or neuropathy for several months and then suddenly deteriorates, hemorrhagic facet cyst of the lumbar spine should be part of the diff...

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Autores principales: Utsunomiya, Risa, Sakai, Toshinori, Wada, Keizo, Sairyo, Koichi, Kosaka, Hirofumi, Katoh, Shinsuke, Yasui, Natsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3159070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21892394
http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2011.5.3.196
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Sumario:Here we present a case of hemorrhagic lumbar facet cyst presenting with progressive radiculopathy only on the contralateral side. If a patient has previous back pain or neuropathy for several months and then suddenly deteriorates, hemorrhagic facet cyst of the lumbar spine should be part of the differential diagnosis. However, as in the present case, we should be aware that there is a possibility of a contralateral lesion.

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