Xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis of the cervical spine.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8800054 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1360-046X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02688697 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Neurosurg Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015-: Abingdon, Oxfordshire : Taylor & Francis
      Original Publication: Abingdon, Oxfordshire : Carfax Pub. Co., c1987-
    • Subject Terms:
      Osteomyelitis*/surgery ; Osteomyelitis*/diagnosis ; Cervical Vertebrae*/surgery; Humans ; Female ; Aged ; Spinal Cord Compression/surgery ; Spinal Cord Compression/etiology ; Treatment Outcome ; Xanthomatosis/surgery ; Xanthomatosis/pathology ; Xanthomatosis/diagnosis ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Granuloma/surgery ; Granuloma/pathology
    • Abstract:
      Background: Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis is a rare form of chronic inflammation described in a handful of cases in the reported literature involving the long bones of the axial skeleton. To the authors knowledge it has not been reported in the spinal column.
      Case: We report a case of a 65 year old female presenting with features of metastatic cord compression and an expansile lesion affecting the 5th -7th cervical vertebrae. She underwent vertebrectomy, insertion of an expandable cage and plating to good effect. A histological diagnosis of Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis was made.
      Conclusions: We report what the authors believe to be the first case in the literature of xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis affecting the spine. In this case the patient was managed with a vertebrectomy without the need for antibiotics.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis; chronic inflammation; cord compression
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220613 Date Completed: 20240919 Latest Revision: 20241018
    • Publication Date:
      20241019
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/02688697.2022.2086967
    • Accession Number:
      35695311