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Cyst of spinal meninges

MedGen UID:
82850
•Concept ID:
C0270691
•
Finding
Synonyms: Cyst of Spinal Meninges; Cyst of the Spinal Meninges; Spinal Meningeal Cyst; Spinal Meninges Cyst
SNOMED CT: Cyst of spinal meninges (193073001)

Definition

A cerebrospinal fluid-filled pouch or sac-like protrusion of the arachnoid, dura mater, or nerve root sheath which may contain neural tissue. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Spinal Meningiomas: Diagnosis, Surgical Management, and Adjuvant Therapies.
Ravindra VM, Schmidt MH
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2023 Jul;34(3):425-435. Epub 2023 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2023.02.007. PMID: 37210131
Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis: emerging concepts and treatment.
Nash TE, O'Connell EM
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2020 Oct;33(5):339-346. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000669. PMID: 32868512Free PMC Article
Management of Spinal Meningiomas.
Ravindra VM, Schmidt MH
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2016 Apr;27(2):195-205. Epub 2016 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2015.11.010. PMID: 27012384

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Spondylotic and Other Structural Myelopathies.
Bhattacharyya S
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Feb 1;27(1):163-184. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000975. PMID: 33522741
CNS Tumors in Neurofibromatosis.
Campian J, Gutmann DH
J Clin Oncol 2017 Jul 20;35(21):2378-2385. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7199. PMID: 28640700Free PMC Article
Meningiomas and neurofibromatosis.
Goutagny S, Kalamarides M
J Neurooncol 2010 Sep;99(3):341-7. Epub 2010 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s11060-010-0339-x. PMID: 20714782
Myelomatous meningitis.
Chamberlain MC, Glantz M
Cancer 2008 Apr 1;112(7):1562-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23330. PMID: 18260094
Neoplastic meningitis.
Kim L, Glantz MJ
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Dec;2(6):517-27. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0073-x. PMID: 12057097

Diagnosis

Dural and Leptomeningeal Diseases: Anatomy, Causes, and Neuroimaging Findings.
Kurokawa R, Kurokawa M, Isshiki S, Harada T, Nakaya M, Baba A, Naganawa S, Kim J, Bapuraj J, Srinivasan A, Abe O, Moritani T
Radiographics 2023 Aug;43(9):e230039. doi: 10.1148/rg.230039. PMID: 37535461
CNS Tumors in Neurofibromatosis.
Campian J, Gutmann DH
J Clin Oncol 2017 Jul 20;35(21):2378-2385. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7199. PMID: 28640700Free PMC Article
Neurofibromatosis type 2.
Slattery WH
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2015 Jun;48(3):443-60. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2015.02.005. PMID: 26043141
Meningiomas and neurofibromatosis.
Goutagny S, Kalamarides M
J Neurooncol 2010 Sep;99(3):341-7. Epub 2010 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s11060-010-0339-x. PMID: 20714782
Patterns of contrast enhancement in the brain and meninges.
Smirniotopoulos JG, Murphy FM, Rushing EJ, Rees JH, Schroeder JW
Radiographics 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):525-51. doi: 10.1148/rg.272065155. PMID: 17374867

Therapy

CNS Tumors in Neurofibromatosis.
Campian J, Gutmann DH
J Clin Oncol 2017 Jul 20;35(21):2378-2385. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7199. PMID: 28640700Free PMC Article
Myelomatous meningitis.
Chamberlain MC, Glantz M
Cancer 2008 Apr 1;112(7):1562-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23330. PMID: 18260094
Neoplastic meningitis.
Kim L, Glantz MJ
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Dec;2(6):517-27. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0073-x. PMID: 12057097
Intrathecal chemotherapy.
Kerr JZ, Berg S, Blaney SM
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2001 Mar;37(3):227-36. doi: 10.1016/s1040-8428(00)00115-3. PMID: 11248578
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.
Grossman SA, Krabak MJ
Cancer Treat Rev 1999 Apr;25(2):103-19. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.1999.0119. PMID: 10395835

Prognosis

Pediatric spinal tumors.
Hsu W, Jallo GI
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;112:959-65. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52910-7.00016-7. PMID: 23622304
Meningiomas and neurofibromatosis.
Goutagny S, Kalamarides M
J Neurooncol 2010 Sep;99(3):341-7. Epub 2010 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s11060-010-0339-x. PMID: 20714782
Myelomatous meningitis.
Chamberlain MC, Glantz M
Cancer 2008 Apr 1;112(7):1562-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23330. PMID: 18260094
Neoplastic meningitis.
Kim L, Glantz MJ
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Dec;2(6):517-27. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0073-x. PMID: 12057097
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.
Grossman SA, Krabak MJ
Cancer Treat Rev 1999 Apr;25(2):103-19. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.1999.0119. PMID: 10395835

Clinical prediction guides

Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis: emerging concepts and treatment.
Nash TE, O'Connell EM
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2020 Oct;33(5):339-346. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000669. PMID: 32868512Free PMC Article
Calcified Spinal Meningiomas.
Ruggeri AG, Fazzolari B, Colistra D, Cappelletti M, Marotta N, Delfini R
World Neurosurg 2017 Jun;102:406-412. Epub 2017 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.045. PMID: 28323183
Pediatric spinal tumors.
Hsu W, Jallo GI
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;112:959-65. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52910-7.00016-7. PMID: 23622304
Coccygeal pits.
Weprin BE, Oakes WJ
Pediatrics 2000 May;105(5):E69. doi: 10.1542/peds.105.5.e69. PMID: 10799633
Meningeal carcinomatosis.
HAWKINS D, BROWN D
Can Med Assoc J 1963 Feb 2;88(5):225-8. PMID: 13953212Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical and neuroimaging phenotypes of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hagbohm C, Ouellette R, Flanagan EP, Jonsson DI, Piehl F, Banwell B, Wickström R, Iacobaeus E, Granberg T, Ineichen BV
Eur J Neurol 2024 Jul;31(7):e16284. Epub 2024 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/ene.16284. PMID: 38506182Free PMC Article
Sacral Tarlov perineurial cysts: a systematic review of treatment options.
Paredes Mogica JA, Feigenbaum F, Pilitsis JG, Schrot RJ, Oaklander AL, De EJB
J Neurosurg Spine 2024 Mar 1;40(3):375-388. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.3171/2023.9.SPINE23559. PMID: 38100766
Fluorescence-guided resection of intradural spinal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Albalkhi I, Shafqat A, Bin-Alamer O, Abou Al-Shaar AR, Mallela AN, Fernández-de Thomas RJ, Zinn PO, Gerszten PC, Hadjipanayis CG, Abou-Al-Shaar H
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Dec 12;47(1):10. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02230-x. PMID: 38085385
Meningioma systematic reviews and meta-analyses: an assessment of reporting and methodological quality.
George AM, Gupta S, Keshwara SM, Mustafa MA, Gillespie CS, Richardson GE, Steele AC, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, Dirven L, Marson AG, Islim AI, Jenkinson MD, Millward CP
Br J Neurosurg 2022 Dec;36(6):678-685. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2115008. PMID: 36263847
Thoracic Spinal Angiolipomas: A Systematic Review.
Umana GE, Visocchi M, Roca E, Passanisi M, Fricia M, Tranchina MG, Tomasi SO, Nicoletti GF, Cicero S, Scalia G
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2022 Mar;83(2):161-172. Epub 2021 Dec 20 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1739217. PMID: 34929751

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