Τίτλος:
Chordomas of the upper cervical spine: radiographic evaluation. Study of
two cases and review of the literature
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Chordomas are rare bony tumors, usually involving the skull base and
sacrococcygeal spine, while least presented in cervical and thoracic
spine. Chordomas of the cervical spine may cause variable neurological
symptoms. Adult patients presenting with neck pain, paresthesias or limb
paresis are further investigated. The history of progressive
tetraparesis, however, implies a long-standing disease. Clinical
presentation and imaging investigation of the cervical spine chordoma
aims to alert the physicians for its early detection. Herein is reported
the clinical presentation of two chordomas with progressive tetraparesis
in two patients involving in both cases the third cervical vertebra.
Plain radiographs, bone scintigraphy, CT and MR scanning were the
imaging modalities depicting the mass, its prevertebral and intraspinal
extension.
Συγγραφείς:
Kokkinis, K.
Vlychou, M.
Stathopoulou, S.
Lazoura, O. and
Makris, N.
Evangelopoulos, D.
Benetos, I.
Papadaki, P. and
Korres, D. S.
Περιοδικό:
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
chordoma; cervical spine; CT; MRI
DOI:
10.1007/s00590-007-0250-0
