Extradural ganglioneuroma with T1-T2 involvement mimicking spondylodiscitis: a case report and a review of the literature.
Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare benign neural tumor, usually derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system. This report describes a 36-year-old man who presented with back pain and local tenderness that closely mimicked the clinical and ima-ging findings of spondylodiskitis. However, histologic examination made the diagnosis of GN. To our knowledge, this is the first report presenting the pattern of a GN as a differential diagnosis of spondylodiskitis.
Mehdi
M
Mogharrabi
Ramin
R
Azarhoush
Hamid
H
Javadi
Elahe
E
Pirayesh
assadipoya@yahoo.com.
Majid
M
Assadi
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
ganglioneuroma; neural crest tumor; radionuclide imaging; spinal cord neoplasms