Synovial Cyst of Thoracic Spine: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
TSSC are more common in elderly males, mostly occur in the lower thoracic spine, below T7. Most of them present with myelopathy and motor weakness and are cured with resection of the cyst without the need for spinal fusion. There was no report of recurrence or revision surgery.
Authors
- Hiroto Kawasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7688-9171)
- Prabin Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9068-4543)
- Patrick W. Hitchon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-9136)
- Kirill V. Nourski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-8473)
- Matthew A. Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3935-8889)
- Jang-Bo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7604-6361)
- Satoshi Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-005X)
- Hiroyuki Oya
Institutions
- University of Iowa Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124385
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00