TY - JOUR
T1 - Eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine in a young adult
T2 - A rare case report
AU - Prasad, G. Lakshmi
AU - Krishna, Gopal
AU - Kale, Ameya
AU - Rajeshwari, Madhu
AU - Kale, Shashank Sharad
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Background: Spinal eosinophilic granulomas (EG) are rare tumors, mostly reported in the pediatric age group. They constitute <1% of primary bone neoplasms, and cervical spine involvement is uncommon. Case Description: A 20-year-old male presented with neck pain for a 4-month duration. Six years previously, he had received six cycles of vinblastine for biopsy-proven histiocytosis of an axillary lymph node; this resulted in incomplete remission. Present magnetic resonance/computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed a lytic C2 body lesion with atlantoaxial instability. When the CT-guided biopsy was suggestive of EG, he was managed with definitive surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. Conclusion: Cervical spine EG is rare in adults. CT-guided biopsy should confirm the diagnosis and should be followed by definitive surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy.
AB - Background: Spinal eosinophilic granulomas (EG) are rare tumors, mostly reported in the pediatric age group. They constitute <1% of primary bone neoplasms, and cervical spine involvement is uncommon. Case Description: A 20-year-old male presented with neck pain for a 4-month duration. Six years previously, he had received six cycles of vinblastine for biopsy-proven histiocytosis of an axillary lymph node; this resulted in incomplete remission. Present magnetic resonance/computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed a lytic C2 body lesion with atlantoaxial instability. When the CT-guided biopsy was suggestive of EG, he was managed with definitive surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. Conclusion: Cervical spine EG is rare in adults. CT-guided biopsy should confirm the diagnosis and should be followed by definitive surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy.
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U2 - 10.25259/SNI_262_2024
DO - 10.25259/SNI_262_2024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85197574188
SN - 2152-7806
VL - 15
JO - Surgical Neurology International
JF - Surgical Neurology International
M1 - A2
ER -