Abstract
Synovial cysts of the spine are usually asymptomatic, rarely causing nerve root or spinal cord compression. The authors report on two cases of spinal synovial cysts. One patient harbored a cervical cyst causing myelophaty, and a secondpatient had a lumbar cyst with gradual development of radiculopathy. In both cases the patients had improvement of the symptoms and good outcome after surgical removal of the cysts. Synovial cysts should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any spinal extradural masses. The literature is reviewed and the etiological, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
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