title: [An unusual etiology for pain in the back, hip and leg in a young woman].
abstract: We present a 28-year old woman, suffering from low back and right leg pain for 5 years, with motor and sensory deficits of the leg. Disc herniation, hip related pain, depression, and even an osteoid osteoma were suspected during the years, and several imaging studies had been undertaken. Based on an ENMG-study a lesion affecting the right L5-nerve root distal to the ganglion was suspected. On a pelvic MRI a nonenhancing tumor of the right L5-root was seen. The tumor was resected operatively. On histologic examination an uncommon granulocellular tumor was diagnosed. The patient recovered almost completely.
authors: Sairaala ORTON, Helsinki.
authors: Martti
authors: M
authors: Vastamäki
authors: Timo
authors: T
authors: Laine
authors: Asko
authors: A
authors: Puusa
authors: Martina
authors: M
authors: Lohman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000503:physiopathology; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery