Cudlip S, Johnston F, Marsh H
Department of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.
J Neurosurg. 1999 Jan;90(1 Suppl):141-4. doi: 10.3171/spi.1999.90.1.0141.
Synovial cysts occur infrequently in the spinal canal and are most often associated with degenerative facet joints. Despite the prevalence of degenerative spinal disease, symptomatic synovial cysts are extremely uncommon. There have been only two previously reported cases of subaxial degenerative synovial cysts of the cervical spine in patients who presented with a clinical picture of spinal cord compression. The authors report three additional patients treated for degenerative cervical synovial cysts who presented with myelopathy. In all three patients the cyst was successfully excised and a good clinical outcome achieved.
滑膜囊肿在椎管内很少见，最常与退行性小关节相关。尽管退行性脊柱疾病很常见，但有症状的滑膜囊肿极为罕见。此前仅有两例关于颈椎下颈椎退行性滑膜囊肿的报道，患者表现出脊髓受压的临床表现。作者报告了另外三例因退行性颈椎滑膜囊肿伴脊髓病而接受治疗的患者。在所有三例患者中，囊肿均成功切除，临床效果良好。
