title: Circumferential encasement of the spinal cord in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Myelopathy associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually involves the craniocervical junction or mid-cervical spine. We present an unusual case of an encasing circumferential inflammatory mass at the cervico-thoracic junction down to the mid-thoracic spine. The need to consider inflammatory lesions even in unusual anatomical locations in patients with RA is illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Saqib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.forename: Veenesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Selvaratnam
authors.forename: Atik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babori
authors.forename: Crispin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wigfield
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome