An Inflammatory Pseudotumor in the Costo-Vertebral Gutter: Case Report with Literature Review
| Autor: | Skander Korbi, I. Ksira, H. Krifa, Hamouda Guesmi, Abdelhafidh Slimane, Hichem Ben Selma, Mourouj Mahfoudh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Inflammatory Pseudotumor lcsh:Surgery lcsh:RD1-811 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Costo-vertebral Junction lcsh:RC321-571 Surgery body regions Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Bio psy medicine Inflammatory pseudotumor business lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 25-27 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2423-6829 2423-6497 |
| DOI: | 10.29252/irjns.2.4.25 |
| Popis: | Background and Importance: Inflammatory pseudotumors are benign tumors-like lesions of unknown cause. The most familiar sites for inflammatory pseudotumors are the orbit and respiratory tract. An inflammatory pseudo tumor of costo-vertebral junction is rare. Case Presentation: We presented here a 50-year-old male with two month history of progressive left cervico-brachial pain. The MRI showed an expansive process at the left costo-vertebral gutter with epidural extension through the lateral foramen, causing spinal cord compression from C7 to D3. The thoraco-abdominal CT scan did not identify other lesions. Conclusion: The inflammatory pseudotumor is a chronic inflammatory process of unknown origin. The location of the costo-vertebral gutter is rare and the treatment involves surgery, steroids and radiotherapy. |
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