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ArticleSurgical neurology international2025

Spontaneous regression of a broad-based protruded cervical disc: A case report and review of the literature.

Sadık Tokar, Mustafa Arslan, Mehmet Edip Akyol

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2025. 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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3 authors.

Sadık TokarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gaziantep City Hospital, Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Mustafa ArslanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gaziantep City Hospital, Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Mehmet Edip AkyolDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Tuşba, Turkey.

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Abstract

Background: Cervical disc herniations rarely spontaneously regress. Case Description: A 28-year-old female presented with myeloradiculopathy attributed to a C6-C7 cervical disc. She opted for conservative management and fully recovered neurologically 3 months later. The follow-up MR study at 3 months showed marked reduction of the disc herniation, whereas 6 months demonstrated near-complete regression. Conclusion: A 28-year-old female who originally presented with a C6-C7 disc herniation and myeloradiculopathy. Six months later, she experienced full spontaneous neurological recovery without surgery and the magnetic resonance-documented near-complete C6-C7 disc regression.

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Broad-based protrusionCervical disc herniationConservative managementMagnetic resonance imagingSpontaneous regression

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PMID41409861
PMCPMC12707731

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