Atypical spine involvement of Erdheim-Chester disease in an elderly male.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2010
Abstract
Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare form of non-Langerhans histiocytosis presenting in the 5th through 7th decades of life. Osseous manifestations include symmetrical sclerosis of the long bones and, rarely, the spine. Central nervous system disease commonly affects the white matter tracts as well as the orbits, but epidural disease is rare. To the best of the authors' knowledge, simultaneous epidural and skeletal spine disease has not been reported. The MR imaging characteristics of skeletal spine disease have also not been reported. The authors describe the case of an 87-year-old man with both epidural and skeletal spine disease. The clinical characteristics, imaging manifestations, and the histological features are discussed.
Volume
12
Issue
3
First Page
257
Last Page
260
ISSN
1547-5646
Published In/Presented At
Allmendinger, A. M., Krauthamer, A. V., Spektor, V., Aziz, M. S., & Zablow, B. (2010). Atypical spine involvement of Erdheim-Chester disease in an elderly male. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 12(3), 257–260. https://doi.org/10.3171/2009.10.SPINE09316
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
20192624
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article