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

Abstract

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.

Keywords::

• foot drop
• lumbosacral plexus
• radiculopathy
• non-neurosurgical
• ovarian cyst

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