ABSTRACT
We report two cases of osteochondroma in the region of the cervical spine. The magnetic resonance (MR) images well demonstrated the relationship of the tumor, the spinal cord, and adjacent soft tissue, but correct diagnosis by MR imaging was difficult in one patient due to unusual gadolinium enhancement. Computed tomography played an important role in these patients by demonstrating the exact origin and nature of the tumor.
Subject(s)
Cervical Vertebrae , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Osteochondroma/diagnosis , Spinal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adult , Cervical Vertebrae/pathology , Cervical Vertebrae/surgery , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Laminectomy , Male , Osteochondroma/pathology , Osteochondroma/surgery , Spinal Cord Compression/diagnosis , Spinal Cord Compression/pathology , Spinal Cord Compression/surgery , Spinal Neoplasms/pathology , Spinal Neoplasms/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A 64-year-old male patient with Felty's syndrome was treated with antibiotics, Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine sulfate), and gold salts. In the fourth week of hospitalization, the patient died. Autopsy showed extensive bronchopneumonia, fibrous pleuritis, congestive splenomegaly, mild atherosclerosis, reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, congested passive liver, severe rheumatoid arthritis, and hypercellular bone marrow.
