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Synovial cyst (ganglion) of the lumbar spine simulating extradural mass

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Four additional cases of synovial cyst (ganglion) arising from the facet joint between L4 and L5 are reported. Only five such cases have been reported in the past. For the first time impressive and characteristic myelographic findings are described, which make a preoperative diagnosis possible in these cases.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    C. Bhushan, F. J. Hodges III & J. J. Wityk

  2. Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    C. Bhushan, F. J. Hodges III & J. J. Wityk

  3. Department of Radiology, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    C. Bhushan, F. J. Hodges III & J. J. Wityk

  4. Suite 606 Pikesville Plaza Building Resisterstown Road at Slade Avenue, 21208, Pikesville, MD, USA

    C. Bhushan

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Bhushan, C., Hodges, F.J. & Wityk, J.J. Synovial cyst (ganglion) of the lumbar spine simulating extradural mass. Neuroradiology 18, 263–268 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327690

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