RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Inflammatory Pseudotumor in the Epidural Space of the Thoracic Spine: A Case Report and Literature Review of MR Imaging Findings
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 2667
OP 2670
VO 26
IS 10
A1 Ho Jun Seol
A1 Sam Soo Kim
A1 Ji Eun Kim
A1 Sang Hyung Lee
A1 Jun Yeon Won
YR 2005
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/10/2667.abstract
AB Summary: We present a rare case of pathologically proven inflammatory pseudotumor in the thoracic spine. The lesion showed an isointense signal on T1-weighted images, a heterogeneous iso- and hyperintense signal on T2-weighted images, and strong homogeneous enhancement. There was no evidence of abnormalities in the adjacent bone. Whereas the exact pathogenesis of this lesion is unknown, it has been regarded as an unusual response to insults such as trauma or acute infection, a postinflammatory reparative process, or low-grade malignancy.