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Symptomatic cervical perineural cysts are extremely rare, and they cause radicular pain by compressing the cervical nerve root. Several methods have been applied to manage the radicular pain induced by cervical perineural cysts, including medication, percutaneous procedures, and surgery.
We report a Tarlov cyst, located in the cervical spine, in a 44-year-old woman who presented with a 3-week history of radicular symptoms of the right C6 root. The perineural cyst was identified at the C5-C6 level following magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine.
Perineural cysts known popularly by the eponym Tarlov cysts appear on dorsal nerve roots commonly in the sacral spine. 1 These are a radiological diagnosis with MRI being the gold standard imaging. Most are benign and asymptomatic but occasionally they can be symptomatic.
Tarlov cysts, also called perineural cysts, are CSF-filled dilatations of the nerve root sheath at the dorsal root ganglion (posterior nerve root sheath). These are type II spinal meningeal cysts that are, by definition, extradural but contain neural tissue.
A Tarlov cyst is a fluid-filled sac that sits on spinal nerve roots. These usually occur at the base (bottom part) of your spine. While Tarlov cysts don’t always cause symptoms, you may experience pain, numbness and bladder or bowel issues.
Perineural cysts, also known as Tarlov cysts, are cerebrospinal fluid-filled growths that develop at the intersection of a dorsal root ganglion and posterior nerve root. They are typically an asymptomatic and incidental finding during routine spine imaging.
Tarlov cysts, also called perineural or sacral cysts, are pockets of fluid that form around the nerves that make up your spinal cord. Most often, you will find cysts on your sacrum or lower...