"Tarlov Cysts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Perineurial cysts commonly found in the SACRAL REGION. They arise from the PERINEURIUM membrane within the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. The distinctive feature of the cysts is the presence of spinal nerve root fibers within the cyst wall, or the cyst cavity itself.
| Descriptor ID |
D052958
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.182.872 C10.668.829.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Tarlov Cysts- Tarlov Cysts
- Cysts, Tarlov
- Perineurial Cysts
- Cyst, Perineurial
- Cysts, Perineurial
- Perineurial Cyst
- Sacral Tarlov Cysts
- Cysts, Sacral Tarlov
- Perineural Cysts
- Cyst, Perineural
- Cysts, Perineural
- Perineural Cyst
- Sacral Perineural Cysts
- Cyst, Sacral Perineural
- Cysts, Sacral Perineural
- Sacral Perineural Cyst
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tarlov Cysts" by people in Profiles.
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Perspective--sacral Tarlov cyst: surgical treatment by clipping. World Neurosurg. 2013 Feb; 79(2):285.
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Tarlov cyst and infertility. J Spinal Cord Med. 2009; 32(2):191-7.