Journal of Spine & NeurosurgeryISSN: 2325-9701

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Research Article, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 7 Issue: 1

Precoccygeal Epidermoid Cyst: A rare Cause of Low Back Pain

Karuppanan Bagathsingh1, Eleni Tsianaka2*, Gowtham Kuncha1 and Arvindan Chanrasekaran3

1Department of Neuroscience, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and RC, Madurai, India

2Department of Spine Neurosurgery, “N.N. Burdenko” National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Moscow, Russia

3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and RC, Madurai, India

*Corresponding Author : Dr. Eleni Tsianaka
Specialist Neurosurgeon, Department of Spine Neurosurgery, “N.N. Burdenko” National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery. 16, 4th Tverskaya-Yamskaya St., Moscow, Russia
Tel: +30693-8531819
E-mail: ariadniq@yahoo.gr

Received: December 22, 2017 Accepted: January 26, 2018 Published: February 15, 2018

Citation: Bagathsingh K, Tsianaka E, Kuncha G, Chanrasekaran A (2018) Precoccygeal Epidermoid Cyst: A rare Cause of Low Back Pain. J Spine Neurosurg 7:1. doi: 10.4172/2325-9701.1000290

Abstract

A rare pathological entity of retro-rectal space is the formation of tumors (mass lesions), which arise from the surrounding tissues. Usually, the retro-rectal tumor formations appear to be asymptomatic for a long period of time. When a patient is symptomatic, s/he most commonly complains about sacral and coccygeal pain (coccygodynia). In our study, we reported a case of patient with precoccygeal epidermoid cyst who was presented with typical low back pain. In conclusion we can state that precoccygeal epidermoid cyst is an extremely rare pathological condition, which although can be the cause of LBP. So, it must be included in the group of the rare causes of LBP and each physician must always be suspicious of such a case, following the diagnostic algorithm.

Keywords: Precoccygeal; Epidermoid cyst; Low back pain

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