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The only previously reported series of lumbar intracanalicular discal cysts, which were termed "intervertebral discal cysts", described Asian male involvement with verification of diagnosis via discography ( 1). Two cases are presented in non-Asian males under the age of 21 years, one of which was diagnosed preoperatively by MRI scan. Both patients did well with microsurgical intervention.
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