Abstract
A case of inflammatory pseudotumour of the thoracic spine is reported. There appears to be only one previous report of a spinal case. The patient, a 58-year-old woman, presented with symptoms and signs of spinal cord compression indistinguishable from those due to extradural tumour. The radiological, operative and pathological findings are presented together with a literature review.
MeSH terms
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Decompression, Surgical
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Female
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Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis
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Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
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Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery*
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
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Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
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Spinal Cord Compression / surgery*
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Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
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Spinal Diseases / pathology
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Spinal Diseases / surgery*
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Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
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Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery