Intramedullary Spinal Cysticercosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Autor:	Shin-Kwang Khang, Moinay Kim, Seung Chul Rhim
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Ependymoma medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test Thoracic spine business.industry Cysticercosis Astrocytoma Tingling sensation Magnetic resonance imaging Case Report medicine.disease Surgery law.invention Intramedullary rod law Intramedullary medicine Differential diagnosis business
Zdroj:	Korean Journal of Spine
ISSN:	2093-6729 1738-2262
Popis:	To report a case of spinal intramedullary cysticercosis in thoracic spine. A 47-year old man living in Korea referred to our hospital with both feet tingling sensation for about a year. Laboratory evaluations, including serologic tests were not helpful. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 1.7 cm intramedullary mass at T10-11 level, which believed to be a tumor instead, rather than a cysticercosis preoperatively. Successful operation was done with a histopathological result confirmed it as cysticercosis. Even though the prevalence of intramedullary spinal cysticercosis is extremely rare, and radiologic exams mimic other common tumors like ependymoma or astrocytoma, the disease should be considered as differential diagnosis.
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