The unique case of foot drop secondary to a large ovarian cyst.

Br J Neurosurg

Department of Neurosurgical, The General Infirmary at Leeds , Leeds , UK.

Published: August 2014

We describe the unique case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with right leg radiculopathy caused by an ovarian cyst mimicking lumbar pathology. A review of the literature shows that this is a rare case where a histologically confirmed benign ovarian cystadenoma (of indeterminate type) is shown to cause foot drop and radiculopathy.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2013.847174DOI Listing

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