Dorsal scalloping by calcified disc herniation.
BACKGROUND
Disc herniation responsible for scalloping of vertebral body had been reported only at the lumbar level.


RESULTS
The authors report on an unusual etiology of dorsal scalloping. A voluminous and calcified dorsal disc herniation was responsible for this, and within the center of the mass there was an unexpected hypersignal on nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.


CONCLUSIONS
Scalloping does not preclude disc herniation, even at the dorsal level. Hyperintensity in T1-weighted images can reveal calcifications, as indicated in previous studies.
Berthelot
J M
JM
Department of Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, France.
Maugars
Y
Y
Bertrand-Vasseur
A
A
Lalande
S
S
Prost
A
A
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed