Thoracic Vertebral Fracture due to Spinal Tuberculosis which was Misdiagnosed as Matastatic Cancer: A Case Report
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
; : 55-59, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN: A case report. OBJECTIVES: To report the case of a patient whose preoperative imaging results seemed to show metastatic spine tumor but who actually had a vertebral pathologic fracture caused by spine tuberculosis. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Tuberculosis spondylitis is classified into peridiscal, central, anterior, and posterior spondylitis according to the portion involved, and central spondylitis can be mistaken as a tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Imaging studies were performed in a 79-year-old female with progressive lower extremity weakness. We found a T12 pathologic vertebral fracture, which was suspected to be metastatic cancer. RESULTS: We performed surgery and found spine tuberculosis in the pathological and immunological examinations. Two weeks postoperatively, the patient could walk with crutches and underwent anti-tuberculosis therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Even when the results of imaging studies predict spinal metastasis, we should keep in mind the possibility of spinal tuberculosis.
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Main subject:
Spine
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Spondylitis
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Spinal
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Crutches
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Lower Extremity
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Decompression
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Fractures, Spontaneous
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Year:
2015
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Article