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Case presentation: We report the case of a 55-year-old woman presenting with several weeks of low back pain radiating to the right gluteal region, associated with urinary dysfunction consistent with a neurogenic bladder. Imaging findings revealed a well-circumscribed intradural extramedullary mass at the L1\u2013L2 level, causing significant compression of the cauda equina. The patient underwent surgery, and total resection was achieved. Conclusions: Cauda equina CMs are rare entities that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intradural extramedullary lesions, particularly in patients presenting with radicular pain and autonomic dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the diagnostic modality of choice, while complete microsurgical resection remains the treatment of choice, offering excellent neurological outcomes when performed early.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.47162\/rjme.66.4.13","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,30]],"date-time":"2026-03-30T10:10:17Z","timestamp":1774865417000},"page":"741-745","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cauda equina cavernoma: case report and review of literature"],"prefix":"10.47162","volume":"66","author":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Bagdasar\u2013Arseni Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"George","family":"Popescu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana C\u0103t\u0103lina","family":"\u0162\u00e2n\u0163u","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Plastic Surgery, Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Georgeta","family":"Ionescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Medical Assistance and Kinetotherapy, Faculty of Sciences, Physical Education and Informatics, University Center Pite\u015fti, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marius Cristian","family":"Zaharia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Bagdasar\u2013Arseni Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raluca-Maria","family":"Marin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency County Hospital, Pite\u015fti, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Denisa","family":"Soci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Bagdasar\u2013Arseni Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Constantin George","family":"Mihalache","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency County Hospital, Pite\u015fti, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tudor Andrei","family":"Burghelea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Student, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Adriana-Roxana","family":"Lazarovici","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Emergency County Hospital, Craiova, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mihai","family":"Popescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency County Hospital, Pite\u015fti, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"26736","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"\"[1] Bhangoo RS, Crockard HA. 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