Ligamentum flavum cyst

Case contributed by Utkarsh Kabra , 28 May 2021
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Joachim Feger, 21 Jun 2024
Disclosures - updated 27 Nov 2023: Nothing to disclose

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Amongst other degenerative spondylotic changes, there is a small cyst at the anterior aspect of ligamentum flavum on the right side at the L4-5 level.

Moderate spinal canal stenosis at the L3-4 and L4-5 levels.

Images Changes:

Image 4 MRI (STIR) ( destroy )

Annotation 21350 changed from small cyst,1 arrow,1 label to NOT linked from the study findings - ,0 arrows,0 labels.

Image 14 MRI (T2) ( update )

Annotation 21352 changed from 1 label to 1 label.

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was changed:

Findings are consistent with a ligamentum flavum cyst which is addingadds to the centralspinal canal compressionstenosis at L4-5 level.

  • -<p>Findings are consistent with a ligamentum flavum cyst which is adding to the central canal compression at L4-5 level.</p>
  • +<p>Findings are consistent with a <a href="/articles/cyst-of-the-ligamentum-flavum" title="Flaval cyst">ligamentum flavum cyst</a> which adds to the <a href="/articles/spinal-stenosis-1" title="Spinal canal stenosis">spinal canal stenosis</a> at L4-5 level.</p>

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