Butterfly vertebra

Case contributed by Dalia Ibrahim
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Neck pain.

Patient Data

Age: 12 years
Gender: Female
mri
This study is a stack
Sagittal
T2
This study is a stack
Sagittal
STIR
This study is a stack
Sagittal
T1
This study is a stack
Axial
T2
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Butterfly C6 vertebra.

ct
This study is a stack
Sagittal
bone window
This study is a stack
Coronal
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3D volume rendenring
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Butterfly C6 vertebra.

Case Discussion

Butterfly vertebra is a congenital incomplete fusion of the lateral halves of the vertebral body.

It should be differentiated from vertebral fractures or vertebra plana in children.

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