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Hindi Research Article, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 2 Issue: 1
Hemorrhage into Synovial Cysts as a Cause of Acute Radicular Symptoms: Report of Seven Cases and Review of the Literature
| Shih-Shan Lang1, James Mark Schuster1, Lachlan J. Smith1, Lisa Dwyer-Joyce2, William Welch1, Paul Marcotte1, Beth A. Winkelstein1 and Neil R. Malhotra1* | |
| 1Department of Neurosurgery, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania & Pennsylvania Hospital University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 2Department of Pathology, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Neil R. Malhotra, Assistant Professor Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 3 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Tel: 215.662-3487; Fax: 215.829.6645 E-mail: Neil.Malhotra@uphs.upenn.edu |
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| Received: October 16, 2012 Accepted: December 17, 2012 Published: December 20, 2012 | |
| Citation: Lang SS, Schuster JM, Smith LJ, Dwyer-Joyce L, Welch W, et al. (2013) Hemorrhage into Synovial Cysts as a Cause of Acute Radicular Symptoms: Report of Seven Cases and Review of the Literature. J Spine Neurosurg 2:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000106 |
Abstract
Hemorrhage into Synovial Cysts as a Cause of Acute Radicular Symptoms: Report of Seven Cases and Review of the Literature
Objective: Acute hemorrhagic synovial cysts are frequently misdiagnosed because the entity is rare. The purpose of is this article to provide insight on the clinical presentation, diagnosis and surgical treatment of this condition.
Summary of background data: Twenty-nine cases reported in the literature were reviewed and presented in this article.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed seven patients with MRI and exam correlated lesions that underwent resection of a synovial cyst. All patients had acute onset of symptoms, defined as less than three months, and all patients had radiographic and histopathologic evidence of hemorrhage into a synovial cyst. Presenting symptoms included paresthesias, motor loss, or pain in the distribution correlating to MRI location of the lesion.
Results: All patients showed improvement on physical exam and reduced pain. No patients required further surgical intervention during the follow-up period.
