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ArticleCureus2024

Lumbar Spine Ganglion Cyst: A Case Report.

Fahad Alhelal, Sami Alissa, Majed Abaalkhail, Raed M Almousa, Dana W AlDughiman, Hassan Khdary, Mohammed Alharbi

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fahad AlhelalOrthopedics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, SAU.
Sami AlissaOrthopedics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, SAU.
Majed AbaalkhailOrthopedics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, SAU.
Raed M AlmousaSpine Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Dana W AlDughimanMedicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Hassan KhdaryMedicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Mohammed AlharbiPathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, SAU.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SARiyadh Armed Forces Hospital · SANational Guard Health Affairs · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ganglion cysts are typically periarticular soft tissue lesions commonly found in the wrist and forearm, with spinal involvement being rare. We present a clinical case of a 54-year-old female with a ganglion cyst at the L3-L4 level, causing radiculopathy symptoms. Despite initial difficulty in diagnosis due to MRI findings, surgical resection confirmed the extradural mass as a ganglion cyst. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, with immediate relief of radiculopathy symptoms. Challenges included distinguishing between synovial and ganglion cysts and accurately locating the cyst intraoperatively. This case highlights the importance of considering ganglion cysts in the differential diagnosis of spinal lesions and underscores the efficacy of surgical management for symptomatic relief.

Indexed as

lumbar spine surgerylumbosacral radiculopathysciaticaspinal ganglion cystspine injuries

Identifiers

PMID38544603
PMCPMC10966938
OpenAlexW4392157324

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