Cervical tumoral calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease 28 years after suboccipital craniotomy: case report.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To describe a rare case of tumoral cervical chondrocalcinosis that appeared 28 years after the patient had undergone suboccipital craniotomy.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION:

A 42-year-old woman suffered from cervicalgia associated with a firm mass at the occipitocervical region. Plain x-ray and computed tomographic and magnetic resonance images revealed a calcified lesion in a scar from a previous suboccipital craniotomy.

INTERVENTION:

The patient underwent tumorectomy and histopathology, which revealed an exuberant tumoral chondrocalcinosis. Laboratory test results revealed no secondary cause for the chondrocalcinosis.

CONCLUSION:

Identification of chondrocalcinosis beyond the cervical region is very rare. Localization of chondrocalcinosis in a scar from a previous suboccipital craniotomy has not been previously reported. Surgery appears to be the treatment of choice for this form of chondrocalcinosis.

• Authors: Didier Scavarda, Claude F Litre, Stéphane Froelich, Robin Srour, Pascal Rousseaux
• Journal: Neurosurgery (Neurosurgery) Vol. 60 Issue 6 Pg. E1151; discussion E1151 (Jun 2007) ISSN: 1524-4040 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 17538364 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Cervical Vertebrae
• Chondrocalcinosis (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Cicatrix (etiology)
• Craniotomy (adverse effects)
• Female
• Humans
• Time Factors