Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the thoracic spine: case report and review of the literature Sinovitis vellonodular pigmentada de la columna torácica: informe de un caso y revisión de la literatura Sinovitis pigmentada vilonodular da coluna torácica: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS), a lesion of the synovial tissues, is rarely found in the spine. We present a 73-year-old male with increasing lower extremity weakness and paresthesias. MRI scans revealed disc herniation and spinal cord compression at the T11-T12 and T12- L1 levels. Intraope...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Coluna/Columna |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512009000100019 |