Giant Vertebral Notochordal Rest: Magnetic Resonance and Diffusion Weighted Imaging Findings.
10.3348/kjr.2009.10.3.303
- Author:
Ali Yusuf ONER
1
;
Sergin AKPEK
;
Turgut TALI
;
Murat UCAR
Author Information
1. Gazi University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara-Turkey. yusuf@tr.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Notochord;
Chordoma;
Diffusion weighted imaging;
Magnetic resonance (MR)
- MeSH:
Chordoma/*diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods;
Female;
Humans;
Low Back Pain/etiology;
Lumbar Vertebrae/pathology/radiography;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods;
Middle Aged;
Notochord/*pathology/radiography;
Physical Therapy Modalities;
Spinal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/therapy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2009;10(3):303-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A giant vertebral notochordal rest is a newly described, benign entity that is easily confused with a vertebral chordoma. As microscopic notochordal rests are rarely found in adult autopsies, the finding of a macroscopic vertebral lesion is a new entity with only seven previously presented cases. We report here radiological findings, including diffusion weighted images, of a patient with a giant notochordal remnant confined to the L5 vertebra, with an emphasis on its distinction from a chordoma.
