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Originally Posted by jlco
I have a question about these cysts,are the the same,perineural and tarlov?I recently had a mri and a 3mm perineural cyst was found in c6-and c7,on the right.The doctor said results were normal,are these cysts "NORMAL" cuz 90% of my pain,which is burning and radiating,is on my right side,The neuro doctor said pain was not from cyst,but i think it is,does anyone have a perineural cyst in the neck that caused pain?any info would help,my life is ruined from my neck pain.thank you  |
Ive been suffering w neck, upper back, shoulder, arm hand pain, numbness & burning for 11 yrs now. Have had 8 surgeries in the last ten yrs, including a C5/6 Fushion Diskectomy.
more recent Thoracic Outlet decompression. I had a recent MRI due to having increased shoulder & arm pain & cramping. Of all the MRI 's ive had over the yrs, this last one in May, shows perineural cysts in 4 levels on both sides. My neurologists says hes not concerned with this, cuz there in 4 levels, if it was just one level its more concerning. I had one at T2 level bf my neck surgery, but my neurosurgeon didn't think anything of it, maybe cuz I had other issues with C -spine going on. The Radiologist didn't comment on the size of my cysts. Yes, Tarlov & Perineural are the same. Tarlov is the Dr 's last name who discovered these cysts I think in the 1930 's.
Hope this helps, Good Luck!