A case of neurofibromatosis with severe osseous disease of the thoracic spine.
A case of neurofibromatosis in a 7-year-old boy from Greenland is presented. The patient suddenly developed a severe thoracic scoliosis because of a total luxation of the upper thoracic vertebrae caused by erosion from soft tissue tumours in the region. Tomography revealed the bone changes, and CT whole-body scanning showed the extent of the soft tissue tumours and also the destruction of the vertebrae. The diagnosis was verified by biopsy.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed