Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case report
Eosinophilic granuloma is a term reserved for the most often and benign form of disorder known as Langerhans cells histiocytosis. It is a disease of children and adolescents that very rarely affects adults, representing the localized form of a pathological proliferation of histiocytes in bones, like...
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| author | ELIZABETH BATISTA DUARTE-SILVA JORGE EL-KADUM NOUJAIM FILOMENA CARNEVALE |
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| description | Eosinophilic granuloma is a term reserved for the most often and benign form of disorder known as Langerhans cells histiocytosis. It is a disease of children and adolescents that very rarely affects adults, representing the localized form of a pathological proliferation of histiocytes in bones, like skull and long bones. Vertebral involvement is uncommon, approximately 8% of the cases, being the cervical localization the least affected. Moreover, the involvement of the spinal cord and roots remains a rare occurrence. Only five cases characterized by signs of cervical spinal cord compression have been reported. We report the sixth case in a 42-year-old-man who evolved with resolution of symptoms, and has remained asymptomatic after treatment. The clinical, radiological and histological features and, also, the value, in selected cases, of surgical treatment followed by low-dose radiation therapy is discussed. A review of the pertinent literature is also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f2f7feec1c96447dbcbd89b64e8929322025-08-20T02:04:41ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271999-06-01572B49850310.1590/S0004-282X1999000300025Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case reportELIZABETH BATISTA DUARTE-SILVA0JORGE EL-KADUM NOUJAIM1FILOMENA CARNEVALE2São Vicente de Paulo Hospital ( HSVP )São Vicente de Paulo Hospital ( HSVP )São Vicente de Paulo Hospital ( HSVP )Eosinophilic granuloma is a term reserved for the most often and benign form of disorder known as Langerhans cells histiocytosis. It is a disease of children and adolescents that very rarely affects adults, representing the localized form of a pathological proliferation of histiocytes in bones, like skull and long bones. Vertebral involvement is uncommon, approximately 8% of the cases, being the cervical localization the least affected. Moreover, the involvement of the spinal cord and roots remains a rare occurrence. Only five cases characterized by signs of cervical spinal cord compression have been reported. We report the sixth case in a 42-year-old-man who evolved with resolution of symptoms, and has remained asymptomatic after treatment. The clinical, radiological and histological features and, also, the value, in selected cases, of surgical treatment followed by low-dose radiation therapy is discussed. A review of the pertinent literature is also presented.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000300025&tlng=encervical eosinophilic granulomacervical spinal cord compressionLangerhans cells histiocytosis |
| spellingShingle | ELIZABETH BATISTA DUARTE-SILVA JORGE EL-KADUM NOUJAIM FILOMENA CARNEVALE Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case report Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria cervical eosinophilic granuloma cervical spinal cord compression Langerhans cells histiocytosis |
| title | Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case report |
| title_full | Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case report |
| title_fullStr | Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case report |
| title_short | Cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma: case report |
| title_sort | cervical spine cord compression by eosinophilic granuloma case report |
| topic | cervical eosinophilic granuloma cervical spinal cord compression Langerhans cells histiocytosis |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000300025&tlng=en |
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