MR Imaging in Wegener granulomatosis of the spinal cord.
Wegener granulomatosis is a multisystemic disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis that primarily involves the respiratory tract. The orbits, heart, skin, joints, and nervous system are frequently involved. We describe the MR imaging findings of Wegener granulomatosis in the cervical spine and correlate them with the histopathologic features. MR imaging showed epidural liquid masses surrounded by granulomatous masses that compressed the cervical myelin from behind.
Mentzel
Hans-J
HJ
Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
Neumann
Thomas
T
Fitzek
Clemens
C
Sauner
Dieter
D
Reichenbach
Jürgen R
JR
Kaiser
Werner A
WA
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology