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hi my mother just moved to las vegas nv, so she is having to find new dr.s she is having very bad neck pain, and they just did imaging on her and she saw the new dr today. she told her you have a cyst on your neck but would not tell or show her where just told her they would do a ependural on her. and she is having pain in her arm and leg stinging pain she ask could that be causing this she said she did not no. any ideas of what kind of cysts are on the neck? her thyorid and lymph glands are not swolled or hurting just her muscles

Submitted: 25 days and 3 hours ago.

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she has had fibrom and a deep injection in her back she also said she say something else but said she would dicuss it later my mom just felt rushed in and out after waiting 2 hours to get in to se her dr for the test results..

Posted by Dr. Mark 25 days and 3 hours ago.

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Did they say there was a cyst in the actual spine?

Or spinal cord? Or spinal nerves?

Is this her neck? Or lower back?

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she told her that it was a cyst in her neck and might be pushing on the nerves the lower neck going into the collerbone area is where the pain is, she would not even show us exacetly where on the neck or the imaging photos

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OK.

Well, the more likely thing in the neck in that area would be a herniated disc -- which can "pinch" the nerves in the neck and cause pains that seem to radiate into the shoulders.

Epidural steroid injections can often help "soothe" these irritated nerves, as the steroid medications are anti-inflammatory in nature.

The much less frequent arachnoid cyst could be a possibility. Or a perineural cyst -- which is a cyst around a nerve. Or a facet joint cyst -- another cyst which could cause a "pinched" nerve, but this is not likely in the neck.

So, unfortunately, it really is tough to say without seeing the MRI itself, but if you want to get a clear answer to this question -- you can request the radiologist's report from the place where she got her MRI. The report should state what they feel this actually is -- and to see if it is even a "cyst".

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she has had fibrom and a deep injection in her back she also said she say something else but said she would dicuss it later my mom just felt rushed in and out after waiting 2 hours to get in to se her dr for the test results..

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Did they say there was a cyst in the actual spine?

Or spinal cord? Or spinal nerves?

Is this her neck? Or lower back?

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she told her that it was a cyst in her neck and might be pushing on the nerves the lower neck going into the collerbone area is where the pain is, she would not even show us exacetly where on the neck or the imaging photos

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Gender: FemaleAge: 63 Already Tried: she has had fibrom and a deep injection in her back she also said she say something else but said she would dicuss it later my mom just felt rushed in and out after waiting 2 hours to get in to se her dr for the test results..

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Did they say there was a cyst in the actual spine?Or spinal cord? Or spinal nerves?Is this her neck? Or lower back?

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she told her that it was a cyst in her neck and might be pushing on the nerves the lower neck going into the collerbone area is where the pain is, she would not even show us exacetly where on the neck or the imaging photos

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Gender: Female
Age: 63

Already Tried:
she has had fibrom and a deep injection in her back she also said she say something else but said she would dicuss it later my mom just felt rushed in and out after waiting 2 hours to get in to se her dr for the test results..

Did they say there was a cyst in the actual spine?

Or spinal cord? Or spinal nerves?

Is this her neck? Or lower back?