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Clinical and Imaging Characteristics of Non-Neoplastic Spinal Lesions: A Comparative Study with Intramedullary Tumors.
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Diagnostics (2075-4418) . Dec2022, Vol. 12 Issue 12, p2969. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The features of non-neoplastic lesions are often similar to those of intramedullary tumors, and a differential diagnosis is challenging to obtain in some cases. A surgical biopsy, which is performed on highly invasive tumors, should be avoided in cases of non-neoplastic lesions. Therefore, an accurate diagnosis is important prior to treatment. We evaluated 43 patients suspected of having spinal cord tumors and, finally, were diagnosed with non-neoplastic intramedullary lesions via magnetic resonance imaging. The patients commonly presented with myelitis. The patients with non-neoplastic neurological diseases had a significantly shorter symptom duration than those with intramedullary astrocytomas. The proportion of patients with non-neoplastic neurological diseases who presented with lesions at the cervical spinal level and focal lesions on axial imaging but without a spinal cord enlargement was significantly higher than that of patients with intramedullary astrocytomas. The current study aimed to distinguish spinal cord tumors from non-neoplastic intramedullary lesions based on their distinct features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20754418
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Diagnostics (2075-4418)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160983144
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12122969