Items tagged “spine”

Dural ectasia refers to ballooning or widening of the dural sac which can result in posterior vertebral scalloping and is associated with herniation of nerve root sleeves. Clinical presentation Patients with dural ectasia may present with low back pain or radicular pain in the buttocks or legs...

The most common tumor of the spine is metastatic deposits. A number of both benign and malignant tumors may arise primarily from the spine. Benign osteoma osteoid osteoma osteoblastoma osteochondroma giant cell tumor aneurysmal bone cyst Langerhans cell histiocytosis hemangioma Maligna...