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Kümmell disease

Case contributed by Safwat Mohammad Almoghazy
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

A known case of cancer cancer colon CT follow up.

Patient Data

Age: 75-years
Gender: Female
ct

Collapsed T7 vertebra with large horizontal gas filled cleft suggestive of Kummell disease. 

Case Discussion

Kümmell disease is an eponymous name for avascular necrosis and collapse of a vertebral body. It usually occurs in elderly and osteoporotic patients and is more common in females.

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