Lumbar Disk Pseudotumor: An Unusual Presentation of Lumbar Spinal Fracture and Stenosis

We present an unusual case of a primary lumbar disk-space mass that presumably developed secondary to a chronic hyperextension spinal fracture associated with spinal stenosis. This injury resulted in the appearance of a lumbar intervertebral disk-space mass or pseudotumor. The pseudotumor most likel...

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Published inAmerican journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 23; no. 10; pp. 1662 - 1664
Main Authors Koenigsberg, Robert A, Black, Perry, Faro, Scott H, Rykken, Jeffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Am Soc Neuroradiology 01.11.2002
American Society of Neuroradiology
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Intervertebral Disc - injuries
Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Spinal Fractures - diagnosis
Spinal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Spinal Stenosis - diagnosis
Spine
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We present an unusual case of a primary lumbar disk-space mass that presumably developed secondary to a chronic hyperextension spinal fracture associated with spinal stenosis. This injury resulted in the appearance of a lumbar intervertebral disk-space mass or pseudotumor. The pseudotumor most likely resulted from a prior spinal fracture, leading to a fused hyperextension deformity in a patient with underlying chronic degenerative spinal disease.
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ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X