UNCOMMON PRESENTATION OF ANEURYSMAL BONE CYST IN SPINE INVOLVING VERTEBRAL BODY
| Autor: | Shrishail Patil, Sanjeev Chhabra, Santosh Kumar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. :1394-1397 |
| ISSN: | 2278-4802 2278-4748 |
| DOI: | 10.14260/jemds/2015/195 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: Aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine was first described by Jaffe et al in 1942. An aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a non-neoplastic expansile and locally destructive highly vascular bone lesion characterized by channels or spaces filled with blood and separated by fibrous septa. It usually involves long bones. Its occurrence in spine is rare, and usually involves posterior elements, while involvement of body is very rare. MRI and CT are the imaging modalities of choice in the diagnosis of bone cysts in the spine. Although regarded as benign tumors, ABCs can be locally aggressive, causing profound destruction of their encasing bones and pathological fractures, as well as compression of adjacent vital tissues from their rapid expansion. For this reason, ABCs of the spine, due to their close proximity to the spinal cord and nerve roots, warrant special attention and present a unique clinical challenge. We are reporting this case with ABC of thoracic spine involvement which was mainly involving the body. |
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