Enlarging cervical vertebral pneumatocyst - A case report
Atmaranjan Dash1, Kanwaljeet Garg1, Mohit Agrawal1
1Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
|December 28, 2020
Summary
This study reports a rare case of an enlarging spinal pneumatocyst in a patient with cervical ossified posterior longitudinal ligament. Radiological follow-up is crucial for monitoring these benign bone lesions.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Radiology
- Pathology
Background:
- Intraosseous pneumatocysts are rare gas-filled bone lesions.
- Vertebral pneumatocysts are typically static.
- Enlarging spinal pneumatocysts are exceptionally rare.
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