Perineural cysts

Evidence-based neurology checklist on perineural cysts: Pathology These are present in 4.6 to 9% of adults They may be solitary or multiple They are more frequent in elderly women They are typically found in the sacral spine They may also occur in the cervical and thoracic spines Clinical features…

Pathology

  • These are present in 4.6 to 9% of adults
  • They may be solitary or multiple
  • They are more frequent in elderly women
  • They are typically found in the sacral spine
  • They may also occur in the cervical and thoracic spines

Clinical features

Aggravating factors

Differential diagnosis: other sacral cysts

Non-surgical treatments

Surgical treatments

Synonym

References

  1. Acosta FL, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Schmidt MH, Weinstein PR. Diagnosis and management of sacral Tarlov cysts: case report and review of the literature. Neurosurg Focus 2003; 15:E15.
  2. ArunKumar MJ, Selvapandian S, Chandy MJ. Sacral nerve root cysts: A review on pathophysiology. Neurol India 1999; 47:61-64.
  3. Tarlov IM. Spinal perineurial and meningeal cysts. JNNP 1970; 33:833-843.
  4. Jain M, Sahu NK, Naik S, Bag ND. Symptomatic Tarlov cyst in cervical spine. BMJ Case Rep 2018; 11:e228051.
  5. Tokgöz MA, Kılıçaslan ÖF, Parlak AE. Multiple perineural cysts in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae of a mature individual. Jt Dis Relat Surg 2021; 32:262-266. 
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