Retro-odontoid pseudo-tumor due to calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposits with spinal cord compression and histopathological confirmation

Joint Bone Spine. 2018 Jul;85(4):497-498. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2017.07.008. Epub 2017 Jul 27.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcinosis / complications
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Calcium Pyrophosphate / metabolism
  • Female
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / complications
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Mobility Limitation*
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
  • Odontoid Process / diagnostic imaging
  • Odontoid Process / pathology*
  • Recovery of Function
  • Spinal Cord Compression / complications*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Calcium Pyrophosphate