A cervical ligamentum flavum cyst in an 82-year-old woman presenting with spinal cord compression: a case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: We report on a very rare case of a cervical ligamentum flavum cyst, which presented with progressive myelopathy and radiculopathy. The cyst was radically extirpated and our patient showed significant recovery. A review of the relevant literature yielded seven cases. CASE PRESENTATION:...

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Autores principales: Brotis, Alexandros G, Kapsalaki, Eftychia Z, Papadopoulos, Evangelos K, Fountas, Kostas N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22458344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-92

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