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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2017; 12(02): 279-282
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.150225
CASE REPORT

Isolated lumbar intradural extra medullary spinal cysticercosis simulating tarlov cyst

Sumit Bansal
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,
Ashish Suri
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,
Mehar Sharma
1   Department of Neuropathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,
Aanchal Kakkar
1   Department of Neuropathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Spinal cysticercosis is a very uncommon manifestation of neurocysticercosis, which is caused by the larvae of Taenia solium. Here, we present a rare case of isolated lumbar intradural extramedullary neurocysticercosis, initially thought to be Tarlov cyst. A 40-year-old man, presented with low backache for 1-year with radiation of pain to right leg for 3 months. The patient was treated successfully with the surgical removal of the cyst, followed by medical treatment. Spinal neurocysticercosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in high-risk populations, with new symptoms suggestive of a spinal mass lesion.

Key-words:

Cysticercosis - intradural extramedullary - neurocysticercosis - spinal cysticercosis - Taenia solium


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Article published online:
20 September 2022

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