Classification of spinal meningeal cysts

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Spinal meningeal cysts can be classified according to a system published by Nabor et. al ²:

type I: extradural meningeal cyst without neural tissue
- type Ia: extradural spinal arachnoid cyst
- type Ib: sacral meningocele
type II: extradural meningeal cyst containing neural tissue, e.g. Tarlov cyst
type III: intradural spinal arachnoid cyst

~~-<a href="/articles/spinal-meningeal-cyst">Spinal meningeal cysts</a> can be classified according to a system published by Nabor et. al 2:<ul>~~
+<a href="/articles/spinal-meningeal-cyst">Spinal meningeal cysts</a> can be classified according to a system published by Nabor et al 2:<ul>
~~-type Ib: <a href="/articles/occult-intrasacral-meningocele">sacral meningocele</a>~~
+type Ib: <a href="/articles/occult-intrasacral-meningocele-1">sacral meningocele</a>

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