Pigmented villonodular synovitis of thoracic facet joint presenting as rapidly progressive paraplegia
| Autor: | Aldo Izaguirre, Carlos Pineda, Norma Marín Arriaga, Leticia del Carmen Baena-Ocampo, Luis M. Rosales Olivares |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Male Paraplegia Facet (geometry) Nerve root Adolescent business.industry Appendicular skeleton Laminectomy Anatomy Synovitis Pigmented Villonodular musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Thoracic Vertebrae Radiography Myelopathy medicine.anatomical_structure Rheumatology Pigmented villonodular synovitis Spinal cord compression medicine Humans Synovial membrane business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumaticmusculoskeletal diseases. 15(8) |
| ISSN: | 1536-7355 |
| Popis: | Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a proliferative disorder of the synovial membrane of uncertain etiology. It commonly affects synovial joints of the appendicular skeleton and rarely affects the spine. We present the case of a young man presenting with a rapidly progressive myelopathy due to spinal cord compression by PVNS arising from a thoracic facet joint, which finally resulted in paraplegia. The spinal location of PVNS has been seldom emphasized in the rheumatologic literature. PVNS should be considered as a possible cause of soft tissue masses arising from the facet joints, with variable degrees of nerve root or spinal cord compression. |
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