Abstract
Summary of Literature Review
Tarlov cysts, also known as perineural cysts are most often found in the sacral region, but there are a few cases reported in the thoracic region. In particular, there are very few cases of multiple bilateral thoracic perineural cysts.
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Fig. 1.
Magnetic resonance image of the thoracic spine showing a round extradural mass at the T11-12 level. The lesions show an inhomogenously hypointense signal on the T1-weighted image (A, B), and a more hypointense signal on the T2-weighted image (C, D).
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Fig. 2.
Axial T2W FAT suppression image that demonstrates large cystic structures in the bilateral T11 and T12 neural foramens.
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