Tarlov cyst

Case contributed by G Balachandran
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Referred for evaluation of low back ache.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
mri

A well defined 3.3 cm x 1.7 cm. cystic lesion at S2/S3 level. The lesion follows CSF signal in all pulse sequences.

Case Discussion

Tarlov cysts are very common and are mostly asymptomatic.

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