Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences, 1999
TI: Surgical treatment of sacral perineural cysts. A case report.
AU: Yucesoy-K; Naderi-S; Ozer-H; Arda-MN
AD: Department of Neurosurgery, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
SO: Kobe-J-Med-Sci. 1999 Dec; 45(6): 245-50
ISSN: 0023-2513
PY: 1999
LA: ENGLISH
CP: JAPAN
AB: Most of the perineural cysts (Tarlov's cysts) are asymptomatic. They are usually diagnosed incidentally, and a specific treatment is not necessary. They should be operated on, only if they produce progressive or disabling symptoms and/or sign clearly attributable to them. Several reports have been made regarding their sign and symptom, neurological and radiological features. This is a report emphasizing on their surgical indication and surgical treatment. We reported a 48 year-old woman who underwent surgery because of the symptomatic perineural cyst. It is concluded that the total excision of the perineural cyst is not necessary and a partial resection with a resultant reduction in the cyst size results in a favourable outcome.