| Cervical tumoral calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease 28 years after suboccipital craniotomy: case report. | |
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PMID: 17538364 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe a rare case of tumoral cervical chondrocalcinosis that appeared 28 years after the patient had undergone suboccipital craniotomy. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 42-year-old woman suffered from cervicalgia associated with a firm mass at the occipitocervical region. Plain x-ray and computed tomographic and magnetic resonance images revealed a calcified lesion in a scar from a previous suboccipital craniotomy. INTERVENTION: The patient underwent tumorectomy and histopathology, which revealed an exuberant tumoral chondrocalcinosis. Laboratory test results revealed no secondary cause for the chondrocalcinosis. CONCLUSION: Identification of chondrocalcinosis beyond the cervical region is very rare. Localization of chondrocalcinosis in a scar from a previous suboccipital craniotomy has not been previously reported. Surgery appears to be the treatment of choice for this form of chondrocalcinosis. |
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Authors:
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Didier Scavarda; Claude F Litre; Stéphane Froelich; Robin Srour; Pascal Rousseaux |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurosurgery Volume: 60 ISSN: 1524-4040 ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurgery Publication Date: 2007 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-31 Completed Date: 2007-07-31 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802914 Medline TA: Neurosurgery Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: E1151; discussion E1151 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, La Timone, Marseille, France. didier.scavarda@ap-hm.fr |
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Adult Cervical Vertebrae Chondrocalcinosis / diagnosis, etiology*, surgery Cicatrix / etiology Craniotomy / adverse effects* Female Humans Time Factors |
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