Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy

Kishore Tourani; Belman Murali; Akshay Sahoo; Dandu Ravi Varma; Narayan Prasad

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J Med Allied Sci. 2012; 2(2): 81-83

Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy

Kishore Tourani, Belman Murali, Akshay Sahoo, Dandu Ravi Varma, Narayan Prasad.

Abstract
Disc cysts are uncommon intraspinal cystic lesions located in the ventrolateral epidural space. They communicate with the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc and cause symptoms by radicular compression. We report a unique case of lumbar disc cyst that was associated with disc herniation and contralateral radiculopathy. A 22 year old male presented with one month history of backache radiating to the left leg. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) showed L3-L4 disc herniation with annular tear and cystic lesion in the extradural space anterior to the thecal sac on right side, which increased in size over a period of 3 weeks. L3 laminectomy and bilateral discectomy and cyst excision was done with partial improvement of patients symptoms.

Key words: Intervertebral disc, Degeneration, Cyst, Lumbar, Radiculopathy

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Tourani K, Murali B, Sahoo A, Varma DR, Prasad N. Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy. J Med Allied Sci. 2012; 2(2): 81-83.

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Tourani K, Murali B, Sahoo A, Varma DR, Prasad N. Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy. https://jmas.in/?mno=210676 [Access: June 27, 2026].

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Tourani K, Murali B, Sahoo A, Varma DR, Prasad N. Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy. J Med Allied Sci. 2012; 2(2): 81-83.

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Tourani K, Murali B, Sahoo A, Varma DR, Prasad N. Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy. J Med Allied Sci. (2012), [cited June 27, 2026]; 2(2): 81-83.

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Tourani, K., Murali, . B., Sahoo, . A., Varma, . D. R. & Prasad, . N. (2012) Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy. J Med Allied Sci, 2 (2), 81-83.

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Tourani, Kishore, Belman Murali, Akshay Sahoo, Dandu Ravi Varma, and Narayan Prasad. 2012. Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 2 (2), 81-83.

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Tourani, Kishore, Belman Murali, Akshay Sahoo, Dandu Ravi Varma, and Narayan Prasad. "Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 2 (2012), 81-83.

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Tourani, Kishore, Belman Murali, Akshay Sahoo, Dandu Ravi Varma, and Narayan Prasad. "Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 2.2 (2012), 81-83. Print.

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Tourani, K., Murali, . B., Sahoo, . A., Varma, . D. R. & Prasad, . N. (2012) Lumbar disc cyst with contralateral radiculopathy. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 2 (2), 81-83.


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