[Spontaneous hematomyelia properly diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging].
A case of spontaneous hematomyelia with symptoms localized to the C 5-6 level is presented. Myelography and metrizamide CT scan failed to demonstrate the lesion, while magnetic resonance imaging clearly revealed a small intramedullary mass in the ventral portion of C 3-4. Subsequent intensity changes over four weeks indicated the lesion to be hematoma. The patient was successfully treated through an anterior approach.
Hirai
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O
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
Kikuchi
H
H
Ishikawa
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M
Yonekawa
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Y
D000328:Adult; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery