Diffuse arachnoid ossification and multiple arachnoid cysts presenting with progressive thoracic myelopathy.
An ossified arachnoid membrane combined with cystic formation is rarely reported as a cause of spinal cord compression. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who presented with diffuse ossification of the arachnoid membrane (arachnoid ossification) and multiple cystic changes (arachnoid cyst) at the thoracic and lumbar spine. The lesions were surgically removed and progressive deterioration was prevented, although no marked improvement of neurological symptoms was attained.
Sakai
Toshinori
T
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan. norinori@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Sairyo
Koichi
K
Kashima
Masahiro
M
Kosaka
Hirofumi
H
Katoh
Shinsuke
S
Yasui
Natsuo
N
D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed