Spinal xanthogranuloma in a child: case report.
A case of a patient with a xanthogranuloma in the thoracic spine is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor between T6 and T9 as a low-intensity mass on both T1- and T2-weighted images. Total removal of this tumor was achieved through a laminoplastic laminectomy. Differentiation of this disease from other xanthogranulomas in the central nervous system is discussed.
Shimosawa
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Department of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Anjo Kohsei Hospital, Japan.
Tohyama
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Shibayama
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Takeuchi
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Hirota
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology