TY - JOUR
T1 - Intradural extramedullary spinal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
T2 - A case report and review of literature
AU - Hsieh, Cheng Ta
AU - Lin, En Yuen
AU - Tsai, Wen Chiuan
AU - Tsai, Tung Han
AU - Chiang, Yung Hsiao
AU - Chang, Cheng Fu
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, also called inflammatory pseudotumor, is an uncommon soft tissue lesion of unknown etiology, which is characterized by inflammatory cells and fibrous stroma. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor involving the spinal cord is extremely rare and, to date, only 12 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case in a 25-year-old man presenting with low back pain, numbness below the umbilical region, progressive bilateral lower limb weakness and urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor with spinal cord compression at the T8-T9 level. The tumor was later totally removed and histological examination confirmed a diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. Six months later, the patient could walk without assistance and completely recovered without any profound neurological deficits. The relevant literature is reviewed.
AB - Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, also called inflammatory pseudotumor, is an uncommon soft tissue lesion of unknown etiology, which is characterized by inflammatory cells and fibrous stroma. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor involving the spinal cord is extremely rare and, to date, only 12 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case in a 25-year-old man presenting with low back pain, numbness below the umbilical region, progressive bilateral lower limb weakness and urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor with spinal cord compression at the T8-T9 level. The tumor was later totally removed and histological examination confirmed a diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. Six months later, the patient could walk without assistance and completely recovered without any profound neurological deficits. The relevant literature is reviewed.
KW - Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
KW - Spinal tumor
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33748573602
VL - 26
SP - 133
EP - 136
JO - Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Journal of Medical Sciences
SN - 1011-4564
IS - 4
ER -