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Is Swollen Tongue Related To Meningeal Cyst In Spine?
Hello, good evening. I recently had an mri, of the spine. I was told I had meningeal cyts in spine. Ikve never herd of this before. I was advised I need to see a neurosurgeon. I had one other detail. Ikve had a swolen tongue for over a year. Could this be related? Thank you.
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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Those two are not related.
Cysts in the spine can be seen pretty commonly, and most of the time they do not cause symptoms, so we do not do anything with them.
Cysts in the spine can be seen pretty commonly, and most of the time they do not cause symptoms, so we do not do anything with them.
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