Table 1 The classification of the spinal canal cysts by different authors in literatures
From: Classification, mechanism and surgical treatments for spinal canal cysts
Author | Year | Journal | Classification of the cyst | Number of cases | Special point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamamcioglu MK | 2006 | Eur Spine J | arachnoid cyst | 1 | intradural and extradural |
Nabors MW | 1988 | J Neurosurg | spinal meningeal cysts | 22 | extradural cysts without spinal nerve root fibers (Type I) and with spinal nerve root fibers (Type II); and spinal intradural meningeal cysts(Type III) |
Qi J | 2014 | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment | Spinal arachnoid cysts | 81 | Five types |
Sun JJ | 2013 | Plos One | Sacral extradural meningeal cysts | 56 | those with spinal nerve roots fibers and those without |
Christophis P | 2007 | European Spine Journal | juxtafacet cysts | 53 | synovial cyst and ganglion cyst |
Chan AP | 2010 | J Orthop Surg Res | ligamentum flavum cysts | 3 | embedded in the inner surface of ligamentum flavum |
Arnold PM | 2009 | J Spinal Cord Med | Neurenteric cysts | 1 | Bronchogenic cysts are a type of neurenteric cyst |