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Spinal ganglioglioma
Spinal gangliogliomas are rare, comprising 1.1% of all spinal cord neoplasms 2. They are more frequent in children, representing 15% of intramedullary neoplasms in the pediatric age group 4.
This article specifically relates to spinal gangliogliomas. For a discussion on intracranial ganglioglio...
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Discectomy
Discectomy is the most common surgery for lower back pain performed for the treatment of disc herniations. It is often combined with other spinal procedures such as laminotomy or foraminotomy or artificial disc replacement and other forms of spinal fusion. Discectomy techniques can be generally ...
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Spinal primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Spinal primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are rare. Most cases are secondary to metastatic spread through the subarachnoid space from a primary intracranial tumor although rare cases of primary spinal PNETs have been reported.
This article specifically relates to spinal PNETs. For a discu...
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Lymphoma of the spinal cord
Lymphoma of the spinal cord is an uncommon manifestation of lymphoma. Although lymphoma more commonly involves the vertebral body (vertebral body tumors) or epidural compartment, intramedullary lymphoma may rarely occur.
Apparent intramedullary spinal cord lymphoma may often, in fact, represe...
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Spinal hemangioblastoma
Spinal hemangioblastomas are the third most common intramedullary spinal neoplasm, representing 2-6% of all intramedullary tumors 1,4,7.
This article specifically relates to spinal hemangioblastomas. For a discussion on intracranial hemangioblastomas and a general discussion of the pathology re...
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Sacral insufficiency fracture
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16 Feb 2022
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Facet joint injection
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27 Jan 2017
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Winking owl sign - absent pedicle in spinal metastases
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22 Aug 2011
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Massive lumbar disc extrusion
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14 Nov 2019
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Lumbar central focal disc protrusion
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01 Sep 2013
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Extruded lumbar disc encircling the thecal sac
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25 Oct 2016
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Low endplate signal on T1
Several conditions may give vertebral endplate T1 low signal on MRI. They include:
ankylosing spondylitis
vertebral metastases
disc infection
haemodialysis
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Lumbar disc disease
Lumbar disc disease is a very common entity with a high asymptomatic prevalence. Intervertebral disc abnormalities are found in 25% of individuals below the age of 60, and over 50% in those over the age of 60. It is therefore not enough to demonstrate a disc lesion in someone with non-specific b...
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Dandy-Walker malformation associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome
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07 Jun 2020
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L2/L3 disc extrusion with neural impingement
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12 Jan 2021
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Cervical disc protrusion
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23 Feb 2021
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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) subsidence
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16 Sep 2009
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Vertebral metastasis - colon carcinoma
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07 May 2011
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MRI after radiation therapy of lumbar spinal metastases
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17 Jul 2011
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Spondylodiscitis
Spondylodiscitis, (rare plural: spondylodiscitides) also referred to as discitis-osteomyelitis, is characterized by infection involving the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebrae.
Terminology
In adults, the use of the term discitis is generally discouraged as isolated infection of the spin...
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