Abstract |
Spinal osteoid osteomas constitute a rare but perfectly curable cause of non-disc root pain. In discussing four cases (2 cervical and 2 lumbar), the authors stress that this disorder affects above all males under 30 and presents as vertebral column pain gradually becoming radicular in character; the pain, essentially nocturnal, is spectacularly but transiently relieved by salicylates and is accompanied by often frank stiffness of the spine. The diagnosis is based less on X rays and tomographs, than on isotope bone scanning, which reveals a focus of intense hyperfixation, and CAT scanning which shows a bony lacuna possibly with an opacity in the center producing a rosette shaped image. Block excision of the osteoid osteoma produces immediate relief for the patient and prevents recurrence which only occurs exceptionally.
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Authors | G Guy, M Jan, P Lemonnier, C Rabehenoina, P Mercier |
Journal | Neuro-Chirurgie
(Neurochirurgie)
Vol. 35
Issue 1
Pg. 41-6
( 1989)
ISSN: 0028-3770 [Print] France |
Vernacular Title | Ostéomes ostéoïdes rachidiens. A propos de 4 observations. |
PMID | 2654682
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Female
- Humans
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Male
- Osteoma, Osteoid
(diagnosis)
- Pain
(etiology)
- Spinal Diseases
(etiology)
- Spinal Neoplasms
(diagnosis)
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