Journal article
Aneurysmal bone cyst of thoracic spine mimicking spinal tuberculosis
Journal of craniovertebral junction and spine, Vol.2(2), pp.99-101
07/01/2011
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.100073
PMCID: PMC3485998
PMID: 23125499
Abstract
A 22-year-old female presented to our services with back pain and paraparesis for I I months. She was earlier diagnosed with tuberculosis of spine, and antitubercular chemotherapy was started. However her condition had worsened. Plain and contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans of the thorax and magnetic resonance imaging of the thoracic spine showed heterogenous, lytic, expansile lesion involving third thoracic vertebra with epidural extension and large bilateral paraspinal and mediastinal components. Multiple variably sized loculations with fluid-fluid levels were seen within the lesion. These imaging findings suggestive of aneurysmal bone cyst of thoracic spine were compared with the findings seen I I months earlier, which were mistaken for spinal tuberculosis. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cyst. The imaging features, diagnostic challenges and the lessons learned have been briefly discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Aneurysmal bone cyst of thoracic spine mimicking spinal tuberculosis
- Creators
- Shobhit Mathur - King Edward Memorial HospitalYashant Aswani - King Edward Memorial HospitalShilpa S. Sankhe - King Edward Memorial HospitalPriya R. Hira - King Edward Memorial Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of craniovertebral junction and spine, Vol.2(2), pp.99-101
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-8237.100073
- PMID
- 23125499
- PMCID
- PMC3485998
- NLM abbreviation
- J Craniovertebr Junction Spine
- ISSN
- 0974-8237
- eISSN
- 0976-9285
- Publisher
- MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984318809802771
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