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Epidural vein thrombosis is a rare cause of lumbosciatica than can clinically and radiologically mimic other causes of nerve root compression such as disc herniation. We describe 3 unusual cases of spinal epidural plexus vein thrombosis illustrating the difficulty in preoperative diagnosis of this entity. Misinterpretation of imaging findings can lead to an erroneous diagnosis and inappropriate treatment. Knowledge of certain radiologic findings will increase the likelihood of recognizing epidural vein thrombosis.
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A 59-year-old man with a pacemaker who was admitted for evaluation of fever was found to have a redundant loop of the ventricular lead and a vegetation attached to it. An FDG PET/CT revealed a focus of FDG uptake at the ventricular lead loop. Surgical extraction of the pacemaker device confirmed a Propionibacterium acnes pacemaker endocarditis. We hypothesize that the redundant loop of the ventricular lead induced a chronic mechanical stress both to the tricuspid valve and to the lead itself, facilitating the bacterial colonization of the lead.
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Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnostic imaging , Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging , Heart Ventricles/microbiology , Pacemaker, Artificial/microbiology , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Propionibacterium acnes/physiology , Prosthesis-Related Infections/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
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Humans , Hernia/diagnostic imaging , Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Heart Injuries/complications , Incidental Findings , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography/methodsSubject(s)
Heart , Hernia/diagnostic imaging , Hernia/etiology , Incidental Findings , Thoracic Injuries/complications , Asymptomatic Diseases , Delayed Diagnosis , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography/methods , Rare DiseasesABSTRACT
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Humans , Male , Adult , Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects , Bronchiolitis Obliterans/etiology , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/surgery , Graft vs Host Disease/drug therapy , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Graft vs Host Disease/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedSubject(s)
Hemothorax/diagnosis , Pleural Neoplasms/diagnosis , Solitary Fibrous Tumors/diagnosis , Adolescent , Chest Pain/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Dyspnea/etiology , Hemothorax/complications , Hemothorax/diagnostic imaging , Hemothorax/surgery , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Pleural Neoplasms/complications , Pleural Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Pleural Neoplasms/surgery , Solitary Fibrous Tumors/complications , Solitary Fibrous Tumors/diagnostic imaging , Solitary Fibrous Tumors/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
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Humans , Female , Aged , Thymoma/diagnostic imaging , Biopsy, Large-Core Needle/methods , Dissection/methods , Mediastinum/diagnostic imaging , Saline Waters , Thymoma/pathology , Thoracic Wall/diagnostic imaging , Thoracic Wall/pathology , Mediastinum/pathologyABSTRACT
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