Classification of spinal meningeal cysts

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Spinal meningeal cysts can be classified according to a system published by Nabor et al. ²:

type I: extradural meningeal cyst without~~without~~ neural tissue
- type Ia: extradural spinal arachnoid cyst
- type Ib: sacral meningocele
type II: extradural meningeal cyst containing neural tissue, e.g. Tarlov cyst
type III: intradural spinal arachnoid cyst

~~-<a href="/articles/spinal-meningeal-cyst">Spinal meningeal cysts</a> can be classified according to a system published by Nabor et al. 2:<ul>~~
+Spinal meningeal cysts can be classified according to a system published by Nabor et al. 2:<ul>
~~-type I: extradural meningeal cyst without neural tissue~~
+type I: extradural meningeal cyst without neural tissue
~~-<li>type II: extradural meningeal cyst containing neural tissue, e.g. <a href="/articles/tarlov-cyst">Tarlov cyst</a></li>~~
+<li>type II: extradural meningeal cyst containing neural tissue, e.g. <a href="/articles/tarlov-cyst">Tarlov cyst</a></li>
~~-</ul>~~
+</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/spinal-meningeal-cyst" title="Spinal meningeal cyst">spinal meningeal cyst</a></li></ul>

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1. Khosla A & Wippold F. CT Myelography and MR Imaging of Extramedullary Cysts of the Spinal Canal in Adult and Pediatric Patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002;178(1):201-7. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.178.1.1780201">doi:10.2214/ajr.178.1.1780201</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11756120">Pubmed</a>
2. Nabors M, Pait T, Byrd E et al. Updated Assessment and Current Classification of Spinal Meningeal Cysts. J Neurosurg. 1988;68(3):366-77. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1988.68.3.0366">doi:10.3171/jns.1988.68.3.0366</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3343608">Pubmed</a>
1. Khosla A, Wippold FJ. CT myelography and MR imaging of extramedullary cysts of the spinal canal in adult and pediatric patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002;178 (1): 201-7. <a href="http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/178/1/201">AJR Am J Roentgenol (full text)</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11756120">Pubmed citation</a><div class="ref_v2"></div>
2. Nabors MW, Pait TG, Byrd EB et-al. Updated assessment and current classification of spinal meningeal cysts. J. Neurosurg. 1988;68 (3): 366-77. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/jns.1988.68.3.0366">doi:10.3171/jns.1988.68.3.0366</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3343608">Pubmed citation</a><div class="ref_v2"></div>

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