Giant vertebral notochordal rest: magnetic resonance and diffusion weighted imaging findings.
A giant vertebral notochordal rest is a newly described, benign entity that is easily confused with a vertebral chordoma. As microscopic notochordal rests are rarely found in adult autopsies, the finding of a macroscopic vertebral lesion is a new entity with only seven previously presented cases. We report here radiological findings, including diffusion weighted images, of a patient with a giant notochordal remnant confined to the L5 vertebra, with an emphasis on its distinction from a chordoma.
Gazi University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey. yusuf@tr.net
Ali Yusuf
AY
Oner
Sergin
S
Akpek
Turgut
T
Tali
Murat
M
Ucar
D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009672:Notochord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed