CNS & pituitary tumors
Cysts
Meningeal cyst
Author: Eman Abdelzaher, M.D., Ph.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2012
Last staff update: 11 August 2020
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Definition / general | Radiology images | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) descriptionCite this page: Abdelzaher E. Meningeal cyst. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cnstumormeningealcyst.html. Accessed April 23rd, 2024.
Definition / general
- Also called diverticulum
- Usually spinal
Radiology images
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Various images (figures 1A - 4C)
Case reports
- 20 year old woman post motor vehicle accident (J Surg Tech Case Rep 2011;3:40)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Lined by fibrous tissue resembling dura, with or without arachnoid inner membrane
