Case report: inflammatory pseudotumour of the spine, with literature review

Abstract A case of inflammatory pseudotumour of the thoracic spine is reported. There appears to be only one previous report of a spinal case.1 The patient, a 58-year-old woman, presented with symptoms and signs of spinal cord compression indistinguishable from those due to extradural tumour. The ra...

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Published in:British journal of neurosurgery 1997-12, Vol.11 (6), p.570-572
Main Authors: ROBERTS, G. A, ELDRIDGE, P. R, MACKENZIE, J. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Case studies
Decompression, Surgical
Diagnostic Imaging
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Granuloma, Plasma Cell - diagnosis
Granuloma, Plasma Cell - pathology
Granuloma, Plasma Cell - surgery
Humans
Key Words: Inflammatory Pseudotumour, Spine
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Spinal cord
Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Compression - pathology
Spinal Cord Compression - surgery
Spinal Diseases - diagnosis
Spinal Diseases - pathology
Spinal Diseases - surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology
Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery
Tumors
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:Abstract A case of inflammatory pseudotumour of the thoracic spine is reported. There appears to be only one previous report of a spinal case.1 The patient, a 58-year-old woman, presented with symptoms and signs of spinal cord compression indistinguishable from those due to extradural tumour. The radiological, operative and pathological findings are presented together with a literature review.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688699745754