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¹,²,³,⁴,⁵School of Medicine Karadeniz Technical University Department of Neurosurgery Trabzon, Turkey
⁶School of Medicine Karadeniz Technical University Department of Pediatrics Trabzon, Turkey
⁷School of Medicine Karadeniz Technical University Department of Pathology Trabzon, Turkey DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.1992-09.3 Enterogenous cysts mostly present in the cervical and thoracic region of the spinal canal and have only rarely been observed in the lumbar region. We report here a case of a recurrent enterogenous cyst in the lumbar spinal canal. A24-yearold woman presented with lower back and left radicular leg pain for 1 year. She had been operated on for mass lesion at the same level 10 years ago. Lumbar spine MRI showed a large intradural cyst at L2. Other congenital abnormalities were absent. The cyst was subtotally removed and the patient recovered well. Pathological examination revealed that the lesion was a typical enterogenous cyst. Keywords : Enterogenous cyst, Neuroenteric cyst, Spinal cord