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Spinal arachnoid cyst

MedGen UID:
138006
•Concept ID:
C0344484
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Epidural arachnoid cysts of the spinal canal
SNOMED CT: Spinal arachnoid cyst (253163008)
 
HPO: HP:0009745

Definition

Presence of arachnoid cysts of the spinal canal extradurally in the epidural space. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpinal arachnoid cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Spinal arachnoid cysts in adults: diagnosis and management. A single-center experience.
Fam MD, Woodroffe RW, Helland L, Noeller J, Dahdaleh NS, Menezes AH, Hitchon PW
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 Dec 1;29(6):711-719. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.3171/2018.5.SPINE1820. PMID: 30265227

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Symptomatic secondary spinal arachnoid cysts: a systematic review.
Wang YB, Wang DH, Deng SL
Spine J 2023 Aug;23(8):1199-1211. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.002. PMID: 36924909
Spinal arachnoid webs in adults: Clinical and imaging features in a multicenter study.
Elkadi S, Kraus A, Krisanda E, Sayah A
J Neuroimaging 2023 Mar;33(2):235-239. Epub 2023 Jan 20 doi: 10.1111/jon.13086. PMID: 36670521
Spinal arachnoid cysts in adults: diagnosis and management. A single-center experience.
Fam MD, Woodroffe RW, Helland L, Noeller J, Dahdaleh NS, Menezes AH, Hitchon PW
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 Dec 1;29(6):711-719. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.3171/2018.5.SPINE1820. PMID: 30265227
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074
Spinal arachnoid cyst.
Kumar A, Sakia R, Singh K, Sharma V
J Clin Neurosci 2011 Sep;18(9):1189-92. Epub 2011 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.023. PMID: 21724400

Diagnosis

Symptomatic secondary spinal arachnoid cysts: a systematic review.
Wang YB, Wang DH, Deng SL
Spine J 2023 Aug;23(8):1199-1211. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.002. PMID: 36924909
Spinal arachnoid webs in adults: Clinical and imaging features in a multicenter study.
Elkadi S, Kraus A, Krisanda E, Sayah A
J Neuroimaging 2023 Mar;33(2):235-239. Epub 2023 Jan 20 doi: 10.1111/jon.13086. PMID: 36670521
Pathogenesis, management strategies, and outcome of non-communicating extradural spinal arachnoid cyst (NEAC): a systematic review.
Khan MSI, Ahmed N, Barua KK, Chaurasia B, Vats A, Goel A
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Apr;37(2):213-219. Epub 2022 Jun 29 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2090505. PMID: 35766304
Spinal arachnoid cysts in adults: diagnosis and management. A single-center experience.
Fam MD, Woodroffe RW, Helland L, Noeller J, Dahdaleh NS, Menezes AH, Hitchon PW
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 Dec 1;29(6):711-719. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.3171/2018.5.SPINE1820. PMID: 30265227
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074

Therapy

Symptomatic secondary spinal arachnoid cysts: a systematic review.
Wang YB, Wang DH, Deng SL
Spine J 2023 Aug;23(8):1199-1211. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.002. PMID: 36924909
Pathogenesis, management strategies, and outcome of non-communicating extradural spinal arachnoid cyst (NEAC): a systematic review.
Khan MSI, Ahmed N, Barua KK, Chaurasia B, Vats A, Goel A
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Apr;37(2):213-219. Epub 2022 Jun 29 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2090505. PMID: 35766304
Idiopathic intradural dorsal thoracic arachnoid cysts: A case series and review of the literature.
French H, Somasundaram A, Biggs M, Parkinson J, Allan R, Ball J, Little N
J Clin Neurosci 2017 Jun;40:147-152. Epub 2017 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.02.051. PMID: 28318981
Intradural Spinal Arachnoid Cyst: A Long-Term Postlaminectomy Complication: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Nath PC, Mishra SS, Deo RC, Satapathy MC
World Neurosurg 2016 Jan;85:367.e1-4. Epub 2015 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.058. PMID: 26428320
Symptomatic spinal intradural arachnoid cyst development after lumbar myelography. Case report and review of the literature.
Kriss TC, Kriss VM
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1997 Mar 1;22(5):568-72. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199703010-00023. PMID: 9076891

Prognosis

Intradural spinal arachnoid cyst resection: implications of duraplasty in a large case series.
Moses ZB, Friedman GN, Penn DL, Solomon IH, Chi JH
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 May;28(5):548-554. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.3171/2017.8.SPINE17605. PMID: 29424675
Symptomatic Thoracic Nerve Root Herniation into an Extradural Arachnoid Cyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Shanbhag NC, Duyff RF, Groen RJM
World Neurosurg 2017 Oct;106:1056.e5-1056.e8. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.105. PMID: 28754642
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074
Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst presenting as recurrent abdominal pain.
Kerr JM, Ukpeh H, Steinbok P
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Jun;31(6):965-9. Epub 2015 Mar 31 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2688-4. PMID: 25822934
Symptomatic spinal intradural arachnoid cyst development after lumbar myelography. Case report and review of the literature.
Kriss TC, Kriss VM
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1997 Mar 1;22(5):568-72. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199703010-00023. PMID: 9076891

Clinical prediction guides

Scalpel Sign in Spine Pathology: Presentation in 3 Different Rare Diagnoses.
Ruella M, Marco Del Pont F, Martin A, María Giovannini SJ, Centeno TR, Cervio A
World Neurosurg 2022 Jan;157:e77-e87. Epub 2021 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.093. PMID: 34587520
Intraoperative Visualization of a Spinal Arachnoid Cyst Using Pyoktanin Blue.
Takamiya S, Seki T, Yamazaki K, Sasamori T, Houkin K
World Neurosurg 2018 Jan;109:18-23. Epub 2017 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.031. PMID: 28919564
Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes After Fenestration and Partial Wall Excision of Idiopathic Intradural Spinal Arachnoid Cysts Presenting with Myelopathy.
Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SR, Do H, Minnema A, Shaddy SM, Elder JB, Farhadi HF
World Neurosurg 2017 Sep;105:213-222. Epub 2017 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.136. PMID: 28578118
Clinical and Radiographical Differences Between Thoracic Idiopathic Spinal Cord Herniation and Spinal Arachnoid Cyst.
Nakashima H, Imagama S, Yagi H, Kato F, Kanemura T, Sato K, Kawakami N, Kamiya M, Yoshihara H, Ito K, Matsuyama Y, Nishida Y, Ishiguro N
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2017 Aug 15;42(16):E963-E968. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002013. PMID: 27926670
Animated respiratory movement of a spinal intradural arachnoid cyst visualized by intraoperative ultrasonography.
Miyashita T, Ataka H, Tanno T
Neurosurg Rev 2015 Apr;38(2):391-3; discussion 393. Epub 2014 Dec 23 doi: 10.1007/s10143-014-0598-7. PMID: 25530355

Recent systematic reviews

Symptomatic secondary spinal arachnoid cysts: a systematic review.
Wang YB, Wang DH, Deng SL
Spine J 2023 Aug;23(8):1199-1211. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.002. PMID: 36924909
Pathogenesis, management strategies, and outcome of non-communicating extradural spinal arachnoid cyst (NEAC): a systematic review.
Khan MSI, Ahmed N, Barua KK, Chaurasia B, Vats A, Goel A
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Apr;37(2):213-219. Epub 2022 Jun 29 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2090505. PMID: 35766304

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