title: Vertebral body pneumatocyst in the cervical spine and review of the literature.
abstract: A pneumatocyst in the cervical spine is extremely rare and to our knowledge only a few reports have been published in the English literature. Although the etiology and natural course of vertebral body pneumatocyst is unclear, nitrogen gas accumulation is claimed. A 65-year-old-man was admitted to the emergency department with neck pain and numbness and incapacity in his both hands and fingers. The radiological images revealed a vertebral located pneumatocyst in the C4 cervical vertebra. In this report, we present a case of cervical pneumatocyst located in the C4 vertebral body. The clinical and radiological features and natural course of the pneumatocyst were evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Canakkale 18 March University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Canakkale, Turkey. drcosar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coşar
authors.forename: Olcay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eser
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.forename: Gazi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boyaci
authors.forename: Bumin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Değirmenci
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Albayrak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005740:Gases