Osteoporotic vertebral fracture simulating a spinal tumor

Autor:	Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Gabriel Alcala-Cerra, Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda, Carlos Fernando Lozano-Tangua, Sandra Milena Castellar Leones, Maria Jose Merlano Almanza
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Osteoporosis spine vertebral fracture Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
Zdroj:	Romanian Neurosurgery, Vol 29, Iss 2 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1220-8841 2344-4959
Popis:	Vertebral fractures are a frequent entity, mainly in the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine. In some circumstances the differential diagnosis of vertebral injuries can confuse the physician, since the difference between an osteoporotic vertebral fracture and a fracture secondary to a tumor is not clear. We report the case of a patient with osteoporotic vertebral fracture simulating a spinal tumor, handled by our department of neurosurgery as illustrative experience to guide the approach in those cases, in which the definitive diagnosis is crucial for therapeutic decision making.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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