Intervertebral disk cyst: a case report

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2006 Mar-Apr;30(2):313-5. doi: 10.1097/00004728-200603000-00029.

Abstract

This case describes a patient who presented with chronic low back pain which developed over the course of 1 year. Imaging revealed a 1.1-cm cystic lesion at the L4-L5 vertebral level posterior to the intervertebral disk. Following both magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging, diagnosis of intervertebral disk cyst was confirmed by both imaging modalities. A computed tomography-guided aspiration of the lesion was performed, and the patient was given a course of steroid injections with complete resolution of the lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • Contrast Media
  • Cysts / complications
  • Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Cysts / therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / complications
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnosis*
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / therapy
  • Low Back Pain / etiology*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media