Thoracic Vertebral Fracture due to Spinal Tuberculosis which was Misdiagnosed as Matastatic Cancer - A Case Report -

김대근; Jae Hwan Cho; Jae Hyun Kim; 하정기; 이동호; 이춘성

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Thoracic Vertebral Fracture due to Spinal Tuberculosis which was Misdiagnosed as Matastatic Cancer - A Case Report -

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Abbr : J Kor Spine Sur
2015, 22(2), pp.55-59

Publisher : Korean Society Of Spine Surgery
Research Area : Orthopedic Surgery

김대근 ¹, Jae Hwan Cho ², Jae Hyun Kim ¹, 하정기 ¹, 이동호 ¹, 이춘성 ¹

¹울산대학교
²서울아산병원

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Study Design: A case report. Objectives: To report the case of a patient whose preoperative imaging results seemed to show metastatic spine tumor but who actually had a vertebral pathologic fracture caused by spine tuberculosis. Summary of Literature Review: Tuberculosis spondylitis is classified into peridiscal, central, anterior, and posterior spondylitis according to the portion involved, and central spondylitis can be mistaken as a tumor. Materials and Methods: Imaging studies were performed in a 79-year-old female with progressive lower extremity weakness. We found a T12 pathologic vertebral fracture, which was suspected to be metastatic cancer. Results: We performed surgery and found spine tuberculosis in the pathological and immunological examinations. Two weeks postoperatively, the patient could walk with crutches and underwent anti-tuberculosis therapy. Conclusions: Even when the results of imaging studies predict spinal metastasis, we should keep in mind the possibility of spinal tuberculosis.
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Spine, Pathologic fracture, Neoplasm metastasis, Tuberculosis, Decompression

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