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1756457

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective analysis of the MR appearance of the intervertebral disks in 17 patients with spinal malignancy was performed. Disk expansion, related to neoplastic structural weakening of the bone in the face of unaltered disk biomechanics, was present in 20% of all visualized disks in association with a 77% incidence of malignant involvement of the vertebral bodies studied. This compared with a frequency in benign disk expansion (i.e., osteoporosis) of 2% in the age-matched, but randomly selected, control group. On careful review, there was no strict correlation between disk expansion and patient symptoms. Although this finding may be seen in non-neoplastic conditions, it is felt that the higher incidence of disk expansion associated with osseous vertebral malignancy nevertheless reflects the underlying gravity of the pathologic changes accompanying neoplasia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0895-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Pathologic vertebral compression in spinal malignancy secondary to intervertebral disk expansion.
pubmed:affiliation
Neuroradiology Section, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7800.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article